These tools can help you arrange and rearrange your environment—all without breaking a sweat! Take a moment to review the resources below and revisit as needed to ensure you are creating a safe, comfortable, and stimulating space for the preschoolers in your classroom.
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Classroom Architect:
http://classroom.4teachers.org/
This website provides a blank floor plan and furniture templates you can use to outline your classroom online. You decide what furniture to put in the room and where it goes. The furniture tools are simple geometric shapes, but they provide an easy-to-use glimpse of how your classroom could be laid out. You can use this site to design and redesign your space before you move any real furniture.
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Community Playthings Sample Classrooms:
https://www.communityplaythings.com/inspiration/sample-classroom
This website provides a view of sample classrooms. The designs are based on materials sold by this company, but their sample classrooms can provide you with good ideas about how to organize your space.
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Lakeshore Learning Classroom Designer:
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/classroom_designer/cd_launch.jsp?popup=yes
This website lets you design your classroom from scratch. It can help you decide where furniture and materials will fit in your classroom. You can choose to view existing classroom features or items available from this company.
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Kaplan Early Learning Company Classroom Floor Planner:
http://www.kaplanco.com/resources/floorPlannerIndex.asp
This interactive tool lets you build your classroom design from a blank template or begin with an example classroom. You can customize the floor plan and dimensions to match your classroom.