Classroom Set-up: 

Keep It Simple

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1. Less is more
   
   
2. Child-centered room:  No teachers desk in the front and center
   
   
3. Church Calendar on the wall
   
   
4. Space:  Ideally, children should be able to sit in a circle facing one another (carpet squares?)
   
   
5. Simple Manipulatives: “The material must be simple, essential and “poor” in order to allow the richness of the theme’s content to shine through” (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd)
   
   
6. Story Materials:  The Basic Set Includes

“People” (popsicle sticks/cardboard cut-outs)
Cloths that are liturgical colors (red, white, green, purple)
Blocks of wood
Desert box/bag
Church Calendar

• Response Materials

One Journal (pad of paper per student)
Drawing Paper
Construction Paper
Watercolors/brushes
Markers/Crayons
Scissors
Glue
Modeling Clay
Scrap paper pile
Buttons, wood scraps, etc…
Pencils

• Communion:  Snack Materials (if applicable)

Napkins
Cups
Tray
Pitcher