Classroom Management

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Unusual seating arrangements call for an unusual seating chart. I talked about group arrangements here. I knew my creative young colleague would come to the rescue on seating charts. And she did. While my desks are in groups, this is the chart she gave me to use: The desk groups (with chairs) are on the master. Sticky notes are cut to the size of the "desks" in pink and blue colors to indicate genders. I write the first names on the sticky, then stick the note on the sheet "desk." I can pull them up easily to rearrange. Once I have a seating arrangement I like, I slip the whole paper with sticky notes into a page protector so they are visible but won't get pulled off by accident. Then, I keep all my seating charts on a clipboard, so they are easy to find. I used to dread new seating charts, but this format makes it so easy. I rearrange groups and seating much more often now. Hurray for smart young colleagues who still teach this old dog new tricks!

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Upper elementary classroom tips and ideas with a focus on classroom management, student engagement, & cooperative learning.

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