Reggio emilia chandelier

Inspiring nursery and preschool design

2nd Grade Environment I came into my classroom a week before school started. I had taught younger ages in the past and for the first time was asked to do Reggio Inspired environment in a second grade classroom. There is not very many primary classrooms that have this philosophy. I had to make critical decisions about what I wanted my environment to look like. I had to decide what centers was important in this age range, how I teach, and how children learn and move in the environment. I first…

Rose Parks Preschool, a Reggio Inspired school, had so many hanging art pieces. I am sharing a few of these amazing collaborative art pieces. The strands of assorted beads, ribbons, and other objects that the children created. These were all hung from a tree branch. Beautiful! I love full branches like this one. The children's self-portraits twirl from the limbs with their photo. The teacher in this classroom told me the best story about this chandelier. On an afternoon walk, the class found…

I'm such a fan of Pinterest and love finding clever DIY and decor ideas. Here is a post full of Pinterest DIY home decor and gift ideas that are so unique!

This image represents the Reggio Emilia philosophy where the children are creating diverse environments within Emergent curriculum.

In these Reggio inspired classrooms – each room develops its own birthday tradition. Here is one classroom's documentation on how the traditions are formed: A peek at birthday traditions: IDEA 1: I adore this idea! Notice in the first photo there are empty hoops hanging. On the child's birthday they decorate and fill their hoop. […]

So cute and student-made

The construction of chandeliers is a regular center in the Reggio Inspired classrooms. The chandelier hangs in the room once it is complete. Two teachers I work with, Ms. Schouten and Ms. Winters, have some amazing chandeliers their children have constructed. This is a chandelier center in progress. The base of the chandelier typically hangs […]