CLASSROOM DESIGN

Erica Lee

Second Grade

3/11/15

SECURITY AND SHELTER Children need to feel a sense of physical

and psychological security in order to feel safe in an environment.

Establishing rules and routines enables students to feel secure in a classroom environment where they know what’s expected of them.

SOCIAL CONTACT Interaction between students is

determined by the arrangement in the classroom.

Arranging desks in rows promotes individualized work amongst students.

SYMBOLIC IDENTIFICATION The classroom should be personalized

by portraying the interests and backgrounds of the students.

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To get the students moving, the teacher plays kid’s Zumba dance videos of songs the children enjoy and they dance along with the children in the videos.

TASK INSTRUMENTALITY The physical design of the classroom

should accommodate the daily tasks.

The large “u” shaped table is a design that enables the teacher to work with a small group of students. They do this daily during their centers.

PLEASURE The classroom should be aesthetically

pleasing to the teacher and students.

Colorful, informational posters and children’s artwork are displayed on every wall of the classroom.

GROWTH The classroom should promote student

growth and cognitive development.

Having leveled reading materials allows students to read at their own comfortable level and grow at their own pace.