Designing the Home for Learning
Published on Dec 05, 2019
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Designing the home for learning
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dEMETRIA giles
director, 9th bridge school
JILL DAVIDSON
HOMESCHOOL EDUCATOR
environment as the 3rd teacher
- Soothing colors
- Natural materials
- Homemade decor
- Loose Parts
- Real objects
- Open space
Photo by amy.gizienski
PRINCIPLES TO CONSIDER
- Follow the child's interest.
- Provide sensory experiences.
- Include nature; indoor & outdoor.
- Encourage extended work cycles.
- Promote independent.
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Name some crazy or cool ideas your kids want to do as a family.
Create a physical space to visually store their ideas for later.
think "simplex"
rotate toys, learning tools & decor as needed
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Lower & Closer
Photo by Shitota Yuri
bUILD IN TIME TO ORGANIZE & CLEAN
Photo by tony newell
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Print rich environments
- Use signs, labels & charts.
- Real packaging accessible.
- Make thinking visible.
- Set closed captioning on tech.
- Post calendars and schedules.
- Write rules to games, directions, recipes.
- Create an accessible home library.
- Maps, globes, etc.
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Make a list of 3-5 things your family frequently does together at home.
How can we add reading and/or writing to this family activity?
Materials
- Whiteboards & cork boards
- Index cards or post-its
- Alphabet/Number stickers
- Blank cards & Envelopes
- Sheet protectors
- Large photo albums
- Notebooks/journals
- Blank picture frames
