Cognitive Development Resources

Environment

Preschool Classroom Layout, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Kindergarten Classroom Layout, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Learning Areas or Centers, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Physical Environment, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Environmental Arrangement, Early Childhood Behavior Project, Univ. of Minnesota

"Creating Indoor Environments for Young Children," Earlychildhood.com

"Chopsticks and Counting Chips: Do Play and Foundational Skills Need to Compete for the Teacher's Attention in an Early Childhood Classroom?", Beyond the Journal, May 2003, Journal for the National Association for the Education of Young Children

"Early Childhood Instruction in the Natural Environment," Council for Exceptional Children, Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education, The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC)

"Teachers as Placemakers: Investigating Teachers' Use of the Physical Learning Environment in Instructional Design," School Design Research Studio