Tips for the Teacher for Creating Learning Environment
The Learning Environment at Foundational Stage
An inclusive, welcoming, colourful, and joyful environment that supports every child’s participation is very critical for achieving the Competencies outlined in the NCF.
a. The indoor environment needs to be well lit and well ventilated.
b. It should feel safe and inviting for the children.
c. It needs to be inclusive.
d. It should have a balance of both familiar and novel experiences for the child.
e. It should have a balance of materials that encourage different domains of development.
f. It should allow for both individual work and cooperative work.
g. It should include displays of children’s work and also allow for children’s work-in-progress to be preserved.
