Creating a safe and stimulating environment for children by Ellise Leamy https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb Various techniques and ideas on how to create safe and stimulating environments within school. en-us 2020-09-08 17:16:00 UTC 2026-01-20 18:20:27 UTC hello@padlet.com A clean and organised classroom leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728422652 From observing classrooms it is important that the room is kept clean and organised. The reason for this is because it makes the teaching experience so much more efficient. Everything can be found quickly, such as workbooks and learning equipment, allowing the lessons to flow problem free and with enough time to spare. 'Tidy desk, tidy mind' meaning that a cluttered or disorganised environment will affect your clarity of thought. Organised surroundings and affairs will allow for clearer thought organisation.]]> 2020-09-08 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728422652 Building a relationship with students leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728455260 Building a trusting and caring relationship with students is important in encouraging students to participate within the classroom. It builds their confidence in getting involved and  lessens their fear of failure when expressing their thoughts and ideas. 

In a study by Gillespie (2002), he recognised that 'the inherent qualities of a student-teacher relationship (caring, knowing, trust and mutual respect) and a teacher’s rapport with students resulted in a classroom environment where students were affirmed and supported to achieve their best.' ]]> 2020-09-08 17:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728455260 Hands-on learning leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728529715 Hands-on learning allows students to engage in activities that stimulate their brain. Rather than having them sit at a desk and listen to the teacher, children can be stimulated by activities that allow students to explore different senses and textures, projects involving creation or activities where students can move around and explore.]]> 2020-09-08 17:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728529715 Bright and colourful visual aids leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728560067 In the classroom, a number of different bright and colourful visual aids having been stuck to each and every wall. Visuals such as numbers, phonics and pictures have been used to encourage students to make associations between pieces of information, soak up chunks of course content quickly, and function as a memory aid.]]> 2020-09-08 18:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728560067 leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728594815 A child's development is directly linked to its ability to interact with its environment.
Children develop an understanding of themselves through their interactions with events and
materials outside themselves (Piaget, 1951).]]> 2020-09-08 18:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728594815 leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728613179 2020-09-08 18:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728613179 leamye2 https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728623137 2020-09-08 18:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leamye2/srken2ezwigiq6vb/wish/728623137