| Children today have so much vying for their attention | | | | you can expect to seat up to 20 to 30 kids on one |
| that they are easily distracted when it comes to | | | | classroom carpet. The larger the carpet the more |
| learning. It's just the times in which we live. Teaching | | | | children you can seat. Seating rugs are great for circle |
| children is tough and teachers and childcare | | | | time sharing or story time reading. A seating rug |
| professionals need all the help they can get when it | | | | organizes the children in the classroom which |
| comes to educating children. A classroom rug is one | | | | translates into a calmer more peaceful atmosphere. |
| such teaching aid that is invaluable in the classroom. | | | | Both teachers and librarians will love these rugs! |
| These bright and fun classroom carpets come in | | | | Shape and Color Rugs - Teach geometric shapes and |
| many shapes, sizes, and themes. All geared to help the | | | | color recognition. Elements of this theme of rugs is |
| classroom teacher or daycare professional educate | | | | often found in some of the other classroom carpet |
| and inspire children of all ages. | | | | types, but if you need to teach color and what a |
| Who uses Classroom Rugs? | | | | square, circle, triangle, oval, hexagon, etc. look like then |
| Many classroom rugs on the market today have been | | | | pick one of these kids rugs. |
| designed with the preschool or elementary school | | | | Faith Based Rugs - A faith based rug usually includes |
| teacher in mind. Also, faith-based rugs have made a | | | | elements of the above carpets, but also includes a |
| big impact in private schools & churches. Educators | | | | religious teaching. If you teach in a Catholic school, |
| that teach pre-k to elementary age children use | | | | Christian school, Jewish school, or church you will find a |
| alphabet rugs and number rugs to teach the early | | | | large selection of religious rugs to choose. |
| learning concepts. Plus, there are childrens rugs | | | | Bilingual Rugs - Today more than ever teaching |
| available to teach color and geometric shape | | | | another language is so important as different cultures |
| recognition. Librarians and media specialist use library | | | | come together. A bilingual rug in Spanish and English or |
| rugs and seating rugs at story time to organize the | | | | French and English are available to teach either ESL |
| children for optimum quietness and order. There are | | | | kids English or English speaking children Spanish or |
| even map rugs, bilingual rugs, and music rugs to teach | | | | French. Look for bilingual rugs that teach numbers, |
| kids geography, foreign languages, and music notes. | | | | letters, colors, shapes, and word association. Some |
| Lastly, we know kids are full of energy and need | | | | bilingual rugs teach several of these on the same |
| playtime for good health and social interaction and to | | | | carpet. What a fun way to learn another language & |
| meet this need there are many play rugs on the | | | | teach cultural diversity! |
| market. | | | | Map Rugs - Whether you are teaching geography or |
| Classroom Carpets that Teach and Organize | | | | social studies a map rug is a great teacher's aid. Look |
| Above we discussed who uses classroom rugs and | | | | for carpets that include all 50 U.S. States or a world |
| briefly touched on how they are used, but let's take a | | | | rug that includes all the continents and their names. |
| deeper dive. Below is list of some of the common | | | | With a map rug children will learn U.S and world |
| themes of classroom rugs currently available. | | | | geography in a snap! |
| Alphabet Rugs - These are available with uppercase | | | | Play Rugs - When rainy days occur or kids need to be |
| letters, lowercase letters, combination of both, and with | | | | inside look to a play rug as a fun alternative. Although |
| images and letters. An alphabet rug will aid in letter | | | | some play rugs can even be used outsides. |
| recognition and phonics. Children's rugs with letters and | | | | Hopscotch rugs are a fun activity that most all kids will |
| images aid in letter association with a word --- for | | | | love. Also, road rugs that have city streets can be |
| example, the letter "A" and a picture of an apple. | | | | used for playing with toy cars and such. These |
| Teachers can use an alphabet carpet to teach | | | | carpets help kids learn fine motor skills, coordination, |
| preschool and elementary school students the | | | | and balance. |
| alphabet and reading. Learning this way is more fun | | | | Carpet Squares - Carpet squares and rounds can be |
| and exciting than learning from sentence strips! | | | | found to be used with many of the rugs mentioned |
| Number Rugs - With a number rug children will learn to | | | | above. These usually are made in 12 inch squares or |
| recognize the numbers and learn to count. Some | | | | rounds with letters, numbers, shapes, animals, bilingual, |
| children's rugs come with both the alphabet and | | | | phonics, etc. --- great for matching and playing games! |
| numbers. Teach children by having them walk to and | | | | As teachers look for new, exciting, and fun ways to |
| stand on the number that is called out. Some carpets | | | | grab the attention of children and inspire them to learn, |
| even come with simple math equations so that a | | | | one option is to include classroom rugs as a teaching |
| teacher can start introducing children to math. | | | | aide. There are many shapes, sizes, colors, and |
| Seating Rugs - Seating classroom carpets usually | | | | themes on the market that early childhood and |
| come with colored squares or circles arranged in a | | | | elementary teachers, daycare centers, and churches |
| grid or pattern and are designed to seat a certain | | | | can find that will fit their needs. |
| number of children. Depending on your classroom size | | | | |