mathmarm Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 What do you have on the wall for your (Pre)Kers to learn from/reference/use during "lesson times"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Art. Both purchased original art, and art the children have made themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fralala Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Maps and a hundreds chart. I used to have a big calendar that I painstakingly cut and laminated and created velcro dates/special occasion cards for, all of which were enthusiastically torn off the wall at some point by a growing toddler. (A good way to hone fine motor skills, I guess.) And an ABC chart, and a "what's the weather" type thing. I also got art postcards from various artists and had them hanging up, but those were removed by the older kids. I also tried at one point to print out some of the free nursery rhyme sheets from the CKLA Preschool series and laminate them and hang them, which the preschooler liked a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Maps! Great idea. Do you get more use putting things on the wall at kids eye level, or on a table surface (say, under a protective plastic pane) where the kid can see it regularly and easily? Our walls are strongly math-biased. Number line, Quantity cards, base ten, number chart... I kind of want something up there for Language, but no idea what to include. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Our full address written out and my cell phone number. A list of the days, months and seasons in order. We also have a bunch of place mats that I prop up on the white board near the table...maps, instruments, planets, presidents, shapes, money, etc. Plus lots and lots of art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Art, a world map in the dinning/school room and a US map above his bed. http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/013432 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 US and world maps, and art prints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Our full address written out and my cell phone number. LOVE that suggestion! It's brilliant and so simple. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) . Edited September 5, 2023 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 ladybugs Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I use Mother Goose Time. So this is his set up: http://ourunplannedlife.com/2016/09/05/day-258/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Our play/school room walls are mostly taken up by bookshelves but I do have a large white board with a number line above it, a huge US map, and some artwork. On top of the bookshelves are a gram scale, globes, and some art. There is also a calendar and a pocket chart with the weather and date hanging in the closet door (we rarely use it though). On the school table they each have a name tent showing how to properly write their name (in print on one side and cursive on the other). Each child has a laminated sheet with the alphabet on one side and their full name, address, and phone number on the other that is in the daily binder. Nearby are children's encyclopedias and a children's dictionary. My oldest did use those at kindergarten age but by younger two have never used them. In our kitchen I have a decorative blackboard that has a memory verse or poem we are trying to learn. It is near the table so the kids see it at meal time. The 4 year old isn't reading but he knows it is there and what it says. When we eat in the dining room the kids have learning placemats that they love. They don't like the one for telling time, but the do like the map ones (world, and a couple different US maps), periodic table of elements, and the Presidents. Even my 4 year old can pick out several states. He can also tell you the names of our 1st, 16th, 32nd, and current president (those are the ones my 6 year old likes to quiz us on😜). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) I use Mother Goose Time. So this is his set up: http://ourunplannedlife.com/2016/09/05/day-258/ That is a great room! Edited September 22, 2016 by Rach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake and Pi Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 We school in the dining-family room. We have up an enormous world map, a calendar, a schedule (more for my reference, but he checks it to see what the day's plans are)... that's it. For a while we had a "10s rainbow" he made up on the wall, but that's down now. Our learning area (and entire house) is quite utilitarian. That Mother Goose Time set up made me drool a little. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 ladybugs Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 No need to drool! It was actually quite simple. It is just nice that I know the themes for the year. ;) I did have fun making it though. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 So for PreK I'm going to go with: o - Address and phone number o - World Map o - ABC Line (English and ASL) o - Rotating Phonics Posters We'll probably "refresh" the math displays that we've already got up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 I love the idea of math fact rainbows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I would strongly consider an art print as well. My younger three (currently 3, 5, and 7.5) really love looking at whatever art work is up. They love finding things in them. I had NO idea they'd love the pictures so much. Funny: I have five frames lined up on one wall for art prints, and I swap them out occasionally. This year we are studying world geography, so our picture study is mainly world monuments. The other day, we looked at a new one, and I added it to the frames. The 3yo wasn't in the room at the time, but later, I heard him saying, "Come look! Come look!" I was right in the middle of something and couldn't come right away, so he came running back to me. "New picture!" He was very excited and definitely hadn't missed that I put something new up. So cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Thanks for the tip! Where do you get art prints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 We school in the dining room & read on the living room couch. I display art he has recently created above his art cabinet, but otherwise it's just the artwork we have in those two rooms - paintings of trolleys. Occasionally I'll put stuff up on the walls for a lesson, but that's always temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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