Rethinking the Classroom Landscape: Creating Environments That Connect Young Children, Families, and Communities

An early childhood classroom should reinforce and enhance young children’s sense of belonging and connection to their environment, each other, their families, and their community. Rethinking the Classroom Landscape invites educators and administrators to rethink the traditional classroom, with inspirational examples showing how to weave
elements that reflect each center’s community into the classroom design and decoration.

Colorful photos show what teachers can do to encourage a sense of co...