Discuss how the design of your classroom environment aligns with Figure 1.1 from the text and is supported by current research about optimal classroom environments.
Explain how the environment you have created would promote optimal physical development and learning in young children in each area of your classroom.
Use specific examples from your illustration and research to support your decisions.
Explain how the environment you have created would encourage development of the creative self in young children in each area of your classroom.
Use specific examples from your illustration and research to support your decisions. Summarize how the grant money will help you to ensure you can create a learning environment that promotes child-centered active learning and 21st-century skills.
