After teaching at a small elementary school for over 20 years, I am making a move this upcoming year! My district has 3 elementary buildings; 2 small rural and 1 larger one located in town. I am moving to the larger building in town this year. I made this decision for a variety of reasons and am excited to work on the pilot team for personalized learning! More of that in future posts!
This post is about my room make over for flexible seating! The first thing I had to do was empty the room and move all my furniture! Here are some before and after pictures!
Teacher desk: I did not want a traditional teacher desk. I wanted a stand up desk that was adjustable where I could meet with students.
Since I do not want any traditional student desks I had to think about where I would meet with students as a whole group. I moved out all the tables and moved in 4 couches and a rug. These are located by the SMARTboard and a whiteboard. I have other areas in the room where students can work at a variety tables ranging from standing, traditional round tables and coffee tables.
Located on the other side of the red couche is a class library. In this picture it is not organized yet so I will update you once the books are all placed in bins according to genre. There are areas where students may stand to work, sit on stools or rugs with coffee tables or lap tables, and a couple of traditional height tables with chairs. The key is variety.
Once my students have started the school year and we have made the room our own by changing it based upon student input I will update you!