Well Organized Classroom

As a teacher, you likely understand that the manner in which you organize your classroom is very important. Your classroom organization should foster an environment that promotes learning. A well-organized classroom will be a constant reminder to your students about your commitment to teaching. Consideration, pride in accomplishments, respect for others, security in knowing how, what, where and when to do things are all the positive elements that are found in a well-organized classroom. Students need a predictable, orderly, and safe environment to excel, which is why improving your classroom organization can make you a more effective teacher. An organized classroom can provide you with positive benefits as well, the most obvious of which are improved efficiency and less wasted time. The goals of organizing your classroom are to …show more content…
- Your classroom desks should be lined up so that you can make eye contact with your students, all of your students.

- Seat the students in your classroom so that they can see the whiteboard, chalkboard, or other visuals. Make a seating chart, and subtly move all of the taller kids to the back rows, shorter kids in the front rows so that everyone can see without obstruction.

- Do not place desks facing windows; this provides distraction and also makes a glare that can cause kids not to see the board as well.

- Note where areas of high traffic in the classroom are, and keep these areas free from clutter and obstruction.

- Your desk should be in front of the class, but not in front of the whiteboard or chalkboard.

Classroom Materials

- Purchase inexpensive plastic totes when you run out of filing cabinet space to store materials for each unit. These easily stack in a corner for out of the way storage and can put an end to the clutter in your