Environments and Materials

We’ve curated a collection of resources from our Teaching Preschools, Opal School and other curious minds for you to explore. Use these images, stories, tools, videos and articles as a spark — we hope you’ll find inspiration. This collection is intended to invite you to think alongside us about what happens when materials are used for tools for thinking within classroom environments.

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Loose Parts: Images for Inspiration
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Loose Parts: Images for Inspiration

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What is possible at the light table?

Tempera Paint: Images for Inspiration
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Tempera Paint: Images for Inspiration

Environments for Playful Inquiry: Where do I start?
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Environments for Playful Inquiry: Where do I start?

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What Can This Material Do?
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What Can This Material Do?

FROM THE OPAL ARCHIVE: This tool comes from the Inspiring Inventiveness collection of Principles, Practices, and Tools developed by Opal School teacher…Read More.