Organizing Basic Activity Areas

Organizing Activity Areas

• Activity Areas provide an ideal environment for active learning

• These give children the chance to make their own choices

Arrange Areas by Function

• Active or Quiet?– Should be placed far way from each other

• Wet or Dry? – Should also be placed far away from each other

1. Sensory and science activities2. Art, eating, and cooking3. Sleeping, reading, small manipulative play4. Woodworking, block building, music and dramatic play

Introducing Activities

• Block Building• Art Area• Dramatic Play Area• Sensory Area• Woodworking Area• Sleeping Area

• Small Manipulative Area• Language Area• Music Area• Private Space• Science Area• Technology Area• Eating Area

Activity!

• Complete the following worksheet about the various Activity Areas

• Create labels/signs for each classroom Activity Area.

• Below each label, write a ten word sentence summarizing the Area

Review!

• What is the purpose of understanding if an activity area is “wet or dry”, “active or quiet”?

• What are three skills that children gain from various activity areas?

New Learning Map

Finish up Sign activity from Thursday

• Create labels/signs for each classroom Activity Area.

• Below each label, write a ten word sentence summarizing the Area

Apply and Explore

• Create your own room activity!

• Follow the directions on the worksheet to create your very own classroom

• Color Scheme