CLASSROOM DESIGN

Alissa Mann03/24/152nd Grade

SECURITY AND SHELTER❏ Physical Security

❏ Protection from bad weather, noise, noise, extreme heat or cold.

❏ Psychological Security❏ Comfortable environment. Use of plants, animals,

rugs, pillows, etc.

Pictured: Air conditioner, indoor plant, carpet

SOCIAL CONTACT❏ Interaction among students.

❏ Desk Arrangement.❏ Assigned Seats

❏ Interaction among student and teacher.❏ Room to be able to get to each student. Eye contact.

Pictured: desk arrangement

SYMBOLIC IDENTIFICATION

❏ A setting that provides information about the people who spend time there.❏ Teacher touches.❏ Student work.

Pictured: student work

TASK INSTRUMENTALITY❏ The way the environment helps us carry out the tasks needed to be accomplished.

❏ Pathways.❏ Shelves and storage areas organized.❏ Separate incompatible activities. ❏ Materials accessible to students.

Pictured: cubbies with books, shelves withlearning materials, tubs of materials.

PLEASURE❏ Making the classroom attractive and pleasing for the student and teacher.

❏ Warm and Cool colors❏ Open, spacious areas❏ Cozy corners❏ Hard and Soft areas.

Pictured: reading area with lights and flowers, classroomwith rug, chairs, colors.

GROWTH❏ Settings to specifically promote

children’s development.❏ Invites children into learning

experience. (to explore, observe, discover, investigate, and test)

❏ Wide Variety of Materials for the students to use.

❏ Well-Organized Literacy centers with a lot of books.

Pictured: word wall, genre wall, bookshelf with a lot of books

Pictures from Mrs.Westman’s classroom at Longan Elementary School and google.Google Image URL is in Notes.