Kagan seating arrangement

Tips for setting up your student seating arrangements for cooperative learning, including options for permanent and temporary teams.

I'm all for small group instruction. Narrowing down that student-teacher ratio from 22 or 26:1 to 4 or 5:1 is ideal for my understanding...

I figured out a way for my mom to go from student to student in her classroom by the way I arranged the desks!

Unusual seating arrangements call for an unusual seating chart. I talked about group arrangements here. I knew my creative young colleague would come to the rescue on seating charts. And she did. While my desks are in groups, this is the chart she gave me to use: The desk groups (with chairs) are on the master. Sticky notes are cut to the size of the "desks" in pink and blue colors to indicate genders. I write the first names on the sticky, then stick the note on the sheet "desk." I can pull…

Kagan's Cooperative Learning Structures: Seating arrangement poster. this seating arrangement allows the kids to know exactly who to talk to. It also allows you to jigsaw groups easily, assign clear roles during small group/partner discussion or assignments, and even request students to do certain jobs: it's as simple as saying "all 3's, collect your table's journals and bring them to me."

This is an excellent way to set up your seating arrangement in your classroom. There are also other ideas to help with classroom management.

When it came to desk arrangements in my room, I was constantly at two different ends of the spectrum. I either loved an arrangement and used it all year, or I kept trying to switch it up and was never satisfied. So many factors go into a seemingly simple part of your classroom. That years group of kids (including their personalities, behaviors, and mannerisms), the amount of new material you need to store, how many kids you have, what other furniture is inside your room and more.

Change up your classroom management with clever tips and ideas for creating seating charts. The way desks are arranged has a major impact on behavior, talkative students, and the overall flow of a classroom. Whether you have desks or tables, these tips are perfect for both elementary and middle school teachers. #classroomsetup #seatingchart #classroommanagement

A classroom seating chart strategy to help group your students into pods by ability that helps all learners maximize potential.

Trying a new seating arrangement. I tried kagan quads, but a fellow teacher told me she tried groups of three and it really helped to reduce the amount of off task conversations in the classroom.