Displaying images from children's home and family life in the early childhood environment creates a continuous reminder of the home-to-school connection. These photos can be displayed in a variety of ways, such as plastic frames, photo stands, notebook binders, bulletin boards. Some of these images should be portable so that children are free to move around and incorporate them into their play or turn to them when they need comfort or reassurance. As the children transition from home into their new classroom, they will be given the opportunity to visit their family posters, pictures, portable frames and books so they can feel a connection. These images displayed throughout the classroom serve as a springboard for storytelling, language development, and exploration of likeness and difference.
At dismissal Lily, Noah and Samantha enjoyed looking through and saying the names of their friends/classmates in the TBSCC Photo Book! Lily is new to our school and is learning the names of the children in the Tel Aviv classroom for the first time. Samantha and Noah were pleased to help Lily remember her classmates names.
So true! It has been wonderful to see the children and their families reflected all over our classrooms and whole building. What a thoughtful way to welcome them to their new classrooms. Thank you for sharing the thinking behind the way you've crafted the classroom environment. It helps us all see how carefully you've done so.
ReplyDeleteSamantha told me all about this! Ditto to Ellen's comment above!
ReplyDeleteThose TBSCC photo books are so amazing!!! I love seeing how each class embraces the families. I actually told a friend of mine at a different preschool about the different ways our school integrates the family photos to help the children transition. She was impressed!
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