Steele’s Six Functions of Classroom Setting Angela Ricker 8 October 2015 Classroom Design 2nd Grade

Security and Shelter Inspired by Maslow, there are 2 elements that must be met for the environment to appropriately serve the kids. Physical security- If the classroom has a broken window or leaking roof we can’t say this is met. Psychological security- My example is of the rug which is nice and big. It brings an element of softness into the classroom in which the students use during read aloud and free reading.

Social Contact This is interaction! Mrs. Gray is very big on group Student to student Student to teacher Mrs. Gray is very big on group work and has different assigned Groups for certain tasks Desk groups are used for simple everyday work Separate Reading Groups

Symbolic Identification What represents your students, yourself, and your interaction with your students in the classroom. This “Hooked on Good Work” bulletin is part of Mrs. Gray’s theme of the Sea. She has included every students writing on this bulletin, representing all of her students.

Task Instrumentality The question you have to address when thinking about this is, would the students know what to do in each area of your classroom? Labels HELP! Ex.: Students know exactly what they are supposed to do when they go to this area. Listen to the book on tape with their group, then go to their desks and complete the worksheet (B. Gray, personal communication, September 30th, 2015).

Pleasure These are elements that make the classroom visually pleasing and stimulating. I picked this picture because Mrs. Gray made this area more visually pleasing by covering up the clutter behind the curtain and adding a fun cloud pattern.

Growth Helps promote child’s cognitive development and academic achievement by inviting students to: Explore, observe, investigate, test, & discover In the picture there are Manipulatives & Activities that help students do just that; two types are: Open- cards, dry erase boards, clay Multi-use Closed- counters, magnets, tangrams They are what they are.

References Weinstein, C. S., & Romano, M. E. (2015). Elementary classroom management: Lessons from research and practice (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Williams, A. Designing the Physical Environment [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://blackboard.vcu.edu/webapps/blackboar d/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_132085_ 1&content_id=_5540516_1&mode=reset