Classroom and nursery displays can create a learning environment that is both engaging and welcoming. When children are working on a project, celebrating a festival or even studying a season of the year their work can be presented by creating a classroom display. By contributing to displays, children feel included and involved, which in turn boosts confidence and self-esteem.
Here at Essentials for Education we provide an excellent range of classroom display resources to help both children and early years professionals create colourful displays and enhance the learning environment. One of the most popular backing rolls for schools in our range is poster rolls. These poster display paper rolls are available in many colours, enabling you to design unique and vibrant displays.
Changing Classroom Displays
Throughout the year a classroom display can change on a regular basis and the colours are so important to the final look of the classroom display. In the spring time our pastel and neutral shades of display paper rolls are very popular such as lemon, pink, pale green, pale blue and cream. Poster backing rolls are also available as bulk value packs, which are economical and ensure you always have a good range of colours to hand. These larger packs are a great idea as each classroom usually wants to use the same colours at certain times of the year and having a multi pack helps a school or nursery to organise their arts and crafts stockroom.
Displays are an excellent way to encourage learning. They can also be used to make the classroom or nursery setting attractive and inviting. Whether for decorative purposes, to introduce a new topic or for reference, such as times tables or the alphabet, the right display backing paper and colourful poster display rolls can brighten up the environment, which stimulates a child’s interest and has a positive impact on learning and motivation.
Classroom displays are a nice way of introducing parents, visitors and members of the local community to what the children have been learning. They can track progress and show classroom responsibilities, helping children to feel like they are part of a team. Displays can also be a very powerful way of educating others about differences within our communities and how we can celebrate these differences. They can also be used to define areas within your setting, such as a reading, music, art or construction areas.
Giving Children Creative Freedom
When children see their work displayed on the wall they feel proud. We have seen many classroom displays created using our display paper rolls and they are especially effective when created by the children themselves. Allowing children the freedom to express themselves is important and letting them take control of a project gives them a feeling of belonging and worth.
Classroom displays allow children to learn through creativity and when their contributions are displayed on the wall they are more likely to remember the information being taught. For example, a talk about recycling may be useful, but a discussion with the children, where all their findings and ideas are put on a display board will really engage them and get them thinking about the subject. Making the displays fun and asking children to look for resources to display at home will also encourage participation.
