The Four Corners strategy is an approach that asks students to make a decision about a problem or question. Each of the four corners of the classroom is labelled with a different response (strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree). Students move to the corner that best aligns with their thinking.
Classroom rules
- Ask questions.
- Respect and listen to your classmates.
- Respect and listen to the teacher.
- Raise your hand to speak.
- Be prepared for class.
- Be quiet when the teacher is talking.
- Be quiet when classmates are talking.
- Share new ideas.
- Evaluate the classroom space and your style.
- Add personal touches.
- Create distinct areas.
- Select the Educational Materials you need for your Grade R classroom.
- Keep supplies within easy reach.
- Draw up a comprehensive inventory list and check regularly.
- Last but not least: Never forget the importance of Safety.
What is covered in Grade R life skills? The life skills topic includes beginning knowledge and personal and social wellbeing, creative arts and physical education. The life skills subject aims to give learners a good balance of physical, social, personal, emotional and cognitive development.
In each ECE Classroom establish six learning corners (Goshay). Arrange each learning area according to the competencies given in National Curriculum. Make the corners well defined and easy to recognize and label each corner.
Stations refer to spots where students work on different tasks simultaneous in a classroom and then rotate through them to learn content/skills related to a topic. Centers are areas in the classroom where students refine a skill or extend a concept.
Preparing the Centers
- Gather Student Materials.
- Write out Clear Directions With Visuals.
- Set Behavioral Goals and Expectations.
- Keep Groups to Five Students.
- Get Creative With the Setup.
- Keep Materials Organized.
- Provide Cleanup Time.
- Explain Your Expectations.
Typical kindergarten learning centers include art, blocks, books, dramatic play, library, math, music and movement, art and painting, puzzles and games, sand and water, science/discovery, and writing; a teacher may also add additional interest areas such as computers, outdoor, woodworking, and cooking.
The Four Learning Styles
- Visual Learning. Recognizing visual learners: The visual learners in your classroom like to see and observe the things that they are learning about.
- Auditory Learning.
- Reading/Writing Learning.
- Kinesthetic Learning.
Learning station is a method based on classroom organization and management in which teachers divide students into groups and organize activities so that students can take active role in solving given learning tasks at different places in the class and rotate the groups from station to station.
Is a set of activities/tasks that allow students to manipulate materials, explore ideas, discover consequences, build, create and express themselves through art mediums.
Science corners in preschools provide children a specific learning area where they are allowed to learn by exploring and playing with science-themed apparatus and materials. You can place a circle mat on the floor where the children can sit and play on. Otherwise, you can also set up small tables and chairs for them.
Here are six tips for designing meaningful learning stations:
- 1: Choose content wisely and hold students accountable for learning it.
- 2: Switch it up.
- 3: Incorporate technology.
- 4: Provide opportunities for both individual and group tasks.
- 5: Coordinate timing.
- 6: Help students bring it all together.
To differentiate this station, assign different bags of cards for each level, and direct specific students to the cards they should choose. Learning menus, or choice boards, are varied activities that give students options on how they want to learn a concept.
