Abstract:
Classroom space is one of the places in a school environment. It is a learning environment. Effective teaching and learning is contingent upon the availability of supportive physical classroom space environment. This study focuses on organizing classroom space for pre-primary school children. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. 155 pre-primary school teachers/parents were randomly sample from Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State for the study. A 34 item questionnaire titled Organizing classroom Space for pre-primary School Children (OCSSC0 was constructed by the researcher, validated and used in eliciting responses from the respondents. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviations. The study revealed that classroom spaces and school compound were very inadequate in pre-primary schools in Uvwie Local Government area. Thus, Provision of more classroom spaces, large school compound, and physical facilities were highly recommended.
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