Reggio

In preparation for my trip to the Boulder Journey School, I have started reading one of the books that I received with the grant money from Funds For Teachers. "Working in the Reggio Way; A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers" by Julianne P. Wurm is my first book that I read. It was so good I actually read it in 24 hours. Easy to read and lots of ideas on how to implement some of the Reggio way into your classroom without being too overwhelmed. I love the idea that you pick 5 things in your classroom to change and work on those changes. Once you are satisfied with those changes you pick 5 more things.

I have already started implementing some of the ideas before reading this book on my own just with what I know is Developmentally Appropriate for 4 year olds. So it has been really cool to find out how much I have already changed and the direction I need to go from here. I want to learn more about the Project Approach that is used. The new curriculum I get to try next school year will lend itself very nicely to this approach. I have started really thinking more about the environment and planning for a black and white with the natural wood and greens given from leaves added to keep a calming and clean feel to the room. I am repainting some of my furniture that I use in the classroom and I need to think about live plants. I tend to kill plants so any suggestions on what I could put in a classroom that is hard to kill would be best :)

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