What do your preschoolers see when they walk into your classroom? One of the best ways to find out is to look from the child’s level.
Go to the front door of your classroom, sit down low, and take a look!
What do you see?
Now take a seat in the middle of your classroom floor and take a look around.
What do you see?
The adult perspective
As adults, we will naturally tend to make the appearance of our classrooms appealing and attractive from an adult perspective. We may not even realize that we are doing it. To really help with this process, put your hands over your eyes like binoculars and block everything out except only what you see directly in front of you as you sit at the child’s level.
Make a note
Once you take a look from the child’s eye view, make a note of things you might be able to improve…
Can I find a chalk board and easel that sits lower to the ground?
Can I find a pretty basket to hold all the pillows?
Can I decorate the back of this book shelf with a poster, letters, words, shapes?
Can I add a few more art supplies to the bottom right shelf?
Do my labels match what I have on each shelf?
Give it a try in your classroom and see what you might discover about your room from the child’s eye view!