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As an author of resources to teach languages to young children, I love tapping into their powerful imagination. I invite you to read a blog about language learning spaces here: http://tinyurl.com/7thbqzs "Once upon a time, I was a young Spanish teacher in a beautiful private school in Princeton, NJ, called the Chapin School. Chapin had just finished building an amazing new addition and – lucky me – I was assigned a huge classroom with big windows to the well-cared grounds. There I was, in a wonderful empty space full of possibilities. I could do anything I wanted with my classroom – what an amazing opportunity, ah? So I, being the novice teacher that I was and not knowing any better, quickly crowded the empty space with desks, chairs, file cabinets, and posters and banners in Spanish about the colors, numbers, etc. Not only that, I spent the next few months making hundreds of flashcards to fill up those cabinets… quite something if you know what I think about flashcards today!..." http://tinyurl.com/7thbqzs
table cover - Wow! What an easy way to transform a boring piece of furniture into a fun space!
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portable roads - easy for kids to put together, will travel easily, made out of old denim and yellow paint. velcro helps them stick to carpet! - Wow! What a great way to recycle old jeans!
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Cardboard mailbox. Great prop to practice writing skills in any language!
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Swivel cabinets. DIY with stock cabinets from Target or Walmart, a lazy susan, and a little crown molding. Add corkboard, mirror, hooks, baskets, etc.
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Cave for Hibernation Unit. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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Under the see wall stickers. Play and Learn spaces blog post: tinyurl.com/...
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Great farm wall stickers! My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
The door to...... wonderland! My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
Chinese New Year dramatic play... My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
Cardboard cafe - click on the picture to read a blog with more ideas about using cardboard in your play and learn space. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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A simple way to make your own puppet stage. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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Cardboard mail boxes. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
Forest Mural.... Mural composed and created by enlarging several children's drawings onto a large piece of plastic using an overhead projector. Teacher traced the outlines for the children used their original drawings as a plan to paint in the colors! Awesome!! My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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pirate carboard ship. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
Cardboard plane for kids. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
And here is the blog that goes with this board (click on the picture to read it).
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My gosh! Can you imagine a 5 year old in a house like this? I am a bit older than that and I think I would be jumping back and forth too! But of course it is supposed to be a smoothing, quiet, tranquil pool, ah?
For pretend and play ... Great idea for my theatrical story / unit on Snow White (queen / magic mirror conversation)
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Cave of stars from an old box and Christmas lights. What a wonderful hideout for kids - and great inspiration for other imaginary activities!
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Indoors tree house, farm decorations, and theater stage. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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My gosh! I LOVE this one! Can you imagine creating cardboard rooms like these in your language classroom?
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Cardboard ice cream track. Can you imagine how much fun kids will have buying ice cream in Chinese or French or other language? My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
Imagine this cardboard kitchen to act out the story of Goldilocks, when the bears are cooking and eating soup. My opinion on best play and learn spaces for language learning: tinyurl.com/...
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Imagine creating a city on a larger scale than in the picture, with stores, schools, etc, in your classroom!
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Marybeth Barber Brilliant,I love it.