Third Grade Classroom

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In Mrs. Zatt’s third grade classroom, organization is vital to the students, and utilized in such a way that every student receives equal and quality learning opportunities. While there are no physically disabled students in the current third grade class, safety and accessibility is still factored into the arrangement of the classroom.
Classroom 22 is located across the blacktop, not in one of the main buildings, but in a small portable; it is wheelchair accessible with a ramp leading into the classroom. The desks are grouped into five tables of four to six students, with the teacher's desk in back, and a U-shaped side table (for one on one student/teacher interactions) to the side of the whiteboard. The desk groups are all about three feet

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