The Tranquil Tundra Classroom Seating Rug provides a muted area of colors where children can sit for lessons, games and interact with others. Help students understand boundaries in school.
Please measure your area and choose the right size
Light colors will show dirt from every-day foot traffic.
Sizes:
- 6' x 9' - 24 Seats are 17.5" x 17.5"
- 7'6 x 12' - 24 Seats are 23" x 22"
- 7'6 x 12' - 30 Seats are 23" x 17"
Although you might not be able to grow trees on a tundra, you can grow young minds. Teach lessons about the earth on land, in the water and beneath our planet. Children's minds are sponges, they love learning about cool things that make our planet wonderful.
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Anti Static and Stain Protection
- Meets NFPA 253, Class 1 Firecode
- Double-stitched serged edges
- Green Label Plus Certified
Whether leading interesting talks in a circle, crafting engaging stories, or fostering teamwork among groups, the rug's charming design easily sparks interest and ignites students' creativity.
*Features True Stain Blocker Technology - Makes clean up a cinch using only hot water extraction with no harsh chemicals necessary. Tested to ensure carpets provide safe area for children to learn and play while supporting your efforts to provide a clean and healthy environment.
Tundra Color Hop Classroom Rug Activity
Objective: To help children learn colors, practice following instructions, and improve physical coordination.
Materials needed:
- The Tranquil Tundra rug
- A set of cards with color names or color swatches matching the rug colors
- A dice (optional)
How to play:
- Have the children gather around the rug.
- Explain that each column represents a different color of the tundra landscape (light blue, mint green, light gray, off-white, silver, and dark gray).
- Shuffle the color cards and place them face down in a pile.
- One child at a time draws a card and must hop or jump to a square of that color on the rug.
- If using a dice, the child rolls it to determine how many squares they should hop within that color column.
- The child must name the color they landed on and, depending on age, could be asked to name something in nature that matches that color (e.g., "light blue like the sky" or "gray like a rock").
- If a child lands on a square already occupied by another player, they must perform a tundra-themed action (like pretending to be a polar bear or arctic fox) before finding another square of the same color.
- The game continues until all children have had several turns or all color cards have been drawn.
Variations:
- For younger children, simplify by using only primary colors or focusing on light and dark.
- For older children, incorporate math by having them add or subtract the numbers they roll on two dice to determine how many squares to move.
- Introduce tundra facts for each color (e.g., "Green represents the short grass that grows in summer").
This game encourages color recognition, physical activity, and can be adapted to include additional learning about tundra ecosystems, depending on the age and curriculum focus of the class.