Quiet and active choices need space to coexist

Listing both options in a program does not make them equally usable. Look at how sound, movement and materials interact, then arrange the room so the quiet invitation is not effectively inside the noisy one.

Review the practical interaction between choices, not just their names. A nominal quiet option may be unusable beside a very noisy activity.

Check the relationship between activity areas

Identify different activity needs. Separate incompatible uses. Explain choices.

Quiet drawing should not sit directly beside a noisy performance station.

A quiet option should not function as punishment. Can both options work at once?

Use visual choice cards.

Resources

• Calm Corner Choice Cards — Preview the quiet activity choices and use them as leisure options suited to the group.

Further reading

• ACECQA — play, leisure and intentionality

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