Pedagogy and space : design inspirations for early childhood classrooms

Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
 Why Classroom Design Matters
 What Is the Feeling Conveyed by Different Classroom Environments?
 How Does Your Own Classroom Stack Up?
 Pedagogy and Space
 Why I Wrote This Book
 Part 1 The Importance of Childhood Environments: What Does the Research Say?
 Theory into Practice
 The Importance of School Environments
 A Systemic View of the Environment
 Barriers to Change
 Considerations for Change
 Part 2 Design Patterns for Early Childhood Classrooms
 Category 1: Making Connections (General Schemes of Connection). Mosaic of CulturesIntimacy Gradient
 Communal Eating
 Classroom Workshop
 Things from Your Life
 Connection to the Earth
 Category 2: Coming and Going (Entrance and Exit)
 Building Edge
 Entrance Transition
 Welcoming Reception
 Entrance Room
 Category 3: On the Move! (Circulation)
 Flow through Rooms
 Short Passages
 Category 4: Let the Sunshine In! (Lighting and Color)
 Indoor Sunlight
 Pools of Light
 Tapestry of Light and Dark
 Warm Colors
 Category 5: A Place of My Own (Room Structure)
 Common Areas at the Heart
 A Space of One\'s Own
 Flexible Classroom Space
 Window Place
 Child Caves. Bulk StorageCategory 6: Be Comfortable (Seating)
 Sequence of Sitting Spaces
 Different Chairs
 Stair Seats
 Category 7: Take It Outside! (Outdoor Spaces)
 Adventure Playground
 Half-Hidden Garden
 Outdoor Classroom
 Opening to the Street
 Applying What You\'ve Learned
 Part 3 Design Patterns Tool Kits: Applying What You\'ve Learned
 Ready, Set, Go!
 Tool Kit #1: Ready: Reframe, Recruit, Record
 Tool Kit #2: Set: Story, Spark, Segment
 Tool Kit #3: Go!: Go What? Go How? Go When? Go Again
 Pedagogy and Space within Your Classroom. Appendix: Design Patterns for Early Childhood Classrooms WorksheetReferences
 Index.