Are Classroom Decorations Too Distracting For Young Students? It has long been recognized as best practice in Montessori classrooms that there should be no unnecessary visual distractions on the walls. Anything placed on them is aesthetically pleasing and does not create visual over-stimulation. • furniture should be made of natural materials and is finished in a neutral color or stain • floors and any floor coverings (carpeting or area rugs) are aesthetically pleasing, not visually distracting or over stimulating and, easy for the children to clean and maintain • learning materials are attractively displayed on open shelves, grouped into curricular strands and subtopics, and logically sequenced in order of skill development. In a New York Times article, Jan Hoffman delved into new research showing how easily distracted kindergarteners are by their surroundings. tinyurl/NYTIMES-Distrationinclassrooms
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:29:21 +0000
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