Classroom chairs and desks can affect the performance of your students. Also, how you arrange furniture in your classroom plays an important role in the performance of your students. If you are planning out a classroom seating arrangement then you may be looking to rearrange student chairs. There is a lot to think about when rearranging your classroom. There are also a lot of ways to arrange the seating arrangement of your classroom.
Does seating really affect learning?
If you are asking yourself this question then do not worry because you are not alone. At the end of the day, every teacher wants his or her students to learn effectively and be productive in the classroom. As you know, the classroom seating arrangement is more than just choosing a style that looks nice in your eyes or choosing a style that works with the size of the classroom.
From what I have heard, where a child sits in the classroom can affect his or her motivation and participation as well as their relationships with each other and their relationships with teachers. The seating arrangement will affect your pedagogy.
If you are thinking of setting up a seating arrangement like that of a stadium then you could end up spending a lot of time lecturing students and getting less involvement from them in return. If you are thinking about a roundtable seating arrangement then you will have more engaged students. So, be very careful about how you arrange your school furniture.
Seating for students with disabilities
This is normally called preferential seating and it involves a seating arrangement that ensures students with disabilities hear, see and participate in different classroom activities in the same ways as the other students without disabilities.
Children with hearing disability should sit nearer to the teacher to hear what is being said. On the other hand, a child with long-sightedness should sit far away from the teacher to be able to see him or her. These seating arrangements for students with disabilities are not just suggestions because the law requires you to abide by them. In some difficult cases, you will have to hire a professional who specialises in children with disabilities to help you create ideal seating arrangements for students.
Arranging classroom seats
After considering the individual needs of your students, you should know the best ways to arrange their seats.
Grouping
You can group students in a variety of groups to ensure collaboration and group work. If you are an educator who likes to give children group work then this layout is great for you.
Mix it up
In a classroom of about thirty students, there will be a wide range of learning requirements and learning styles. One way to deal with this is to mix up the arrangement and cater to a variety of learning needs and styles. This style is a bit like flexible seating where students can move around to the classroom chairs configuration that will work for them for different areas.
