Classroom Checklist

Classroom:
o Everything should be titled (Arabic/English)
o Number friezes with number value (Arabic/English)
o Letter friezes
o Learners work attached to both letters and numbers
o PYP wall
o Unit wall
o LP Display
o Evidence of both languages; signs/labels with simple questions, commands, vocabulary that will be used
frequently.
o Black Background
o PYP Wall
o The IB Attitudes
o The Key Concepts
o Action cycle
o Unit wall
o Skills
o Transdisciplinary themes
o Unit Wall (evidence on how the 5 essential element are being addressed e.g. photos, etc..)
o Current transdisciplinary theme
o Central idea
o Lines of inquiry
o Unit skills
o Unit attributes (different from the ones on the Learner Profile display)
o Unit attitudes
o Inquiry cycle:
o Phases of inquiry clearly displayed as hard copies, photos, graphs, etc.
o Process
o Captions (Labels with brief explanations showing how the work displayed relates to the unit)
o Wonder wall (there should be a balance between Arabic and English)
o Students’ questions
o Evidence of answered inquires (hard copies, photos, pictures and titles of books)
o Updated questions
o Learner profile display board
o Cards with anecdotal notes
o Pictures