1. Ryan Horne 29 September 2014 Classroom Design 1st Grade/Kindergarten

2. Security and Shelter The two chairs allow the students to read in a quiet and comfortable environment. A sense of safety, security, shelter, and comfort all need to be present before the teacher and students can begin teaching and learning.

3. Social Contact Students sit at tables with each other when they are completing their assignments. This gives them the opportunity to interact with other students. Working in groups also gives the teacher the ability to help more than one student at a time. Social contact is when the teacher and students interact with each other. This classroom is set up for that to easily be done.

4. Symbolic Identification The students are able to hang information about themselves around the room. Their birthdays are also posted on a “birthday wall.” Symbolic identification is a way for the students and teachers to know a little more about each other. There are many ways to do this and in my practicum classroom there is a “me” wall with drawings, writing, and birth dates of each student.

5. Task Instrumentality Throughout the classroom there are little circles hanging from the ceiling which signify what exactly that area is used for. The students also have their own personal folder that their work (graded work/homework) belongs. The classroom that I am teaching in does not have a personal space for each student. They have a homeroom for that but there are personal folders. Task instrumentality is setting up a classroom that is conducive to learning.

6. Pleasure This particular corner, as I mentioned in the security and shelter slide, is by far the most popular spot in the classroom. The teacher made it seem like reading was a treat that was earned. They love coming to this corner to read. The classroom should be a pleasant place to come. Each “center” should be attractive to the students.

7. Growth The ladder shows the students how much they have progressed throughout the year in reading. Each student is given a clothespin and the teacher lets them know if they have accomplished enough to move it up the ladder. The bucket wall promotes good behavior. Good behavior allows for better learning for everyone. It allows students to “grow” their knowledge. Steele describes growth as achievement recognition.

8. Works Cited Weinstein, C.S, & Romano, M.E., (2011) Elementary Classroom Management: Lessons from Research and Practice. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education