Tuning in to Children and Space

Space This school year a few students have really engaged my thinking about space. I noticed students needing big spaces to move about in and could see how they really thrived in our Outdoor Learning spaces. More uniquely I noticed students who needed small personal spaces to have some intimate independent or small group deeply focused moments of play. I simply considered... How could I give more space or provide more spaces (within a small room)? How could I transform and create unique spaces? How could I inspire within small spaces? What is it that they were wanting out of small, more contained spaces? Below are some images of tables, levels, blankets, mats and light that have inspired many students this school year. More interestingly, the same students keep coming back to use the space or check in and see how it has changed week to week, during our Free Flow learning time on Fridays. These are not heavily planned provocations, these are invitations for "smaller,...