EPC 1401 TP Three Classroom Management Physical Space

Tips for Classroom Organization

Instructions: Read the article about classroom management. Each of the underlined words is a vocabulary word. Next to the
vocabulary word, you will find two words highlighted. Circle which of the highlighted words has a similar meaning to the
vocabulary word. When you are finished, answer the questions.

As a teacher, the way you organize your classroom is extremely important. Whenever you decorate or organize your
classroom, keep in mind how you can develop your classroom environment (area / pollution) to provide quality
(positive / negative) learning.
Student Benefits
The prime (major/minor) benefits of a well-organized classroom will accrue to (help, give to / hinder-take away
from) your students. Your organization and procedures are, after all, ever-present reminders to the children of how to
behave, how to conduct their business, and how best to be effective without discord (harmony, everyone getting
along / disharmony) in a group. Respect for others, consideration, efficiency, pride of accomplishment, security in
knowing what, how, when, and where to do somethingall these positive elements are the hallmarks (rooms /
signs) and characteristics of students who learn in well-organized classrooms. Children like a predictable, safe, and
orderly (disorganized / organized) environmentand they like going to a school that provides that environment.
For these reasons alone, it behooves (is good for / is bad for) any teacher to pay close attention to good organization.
Teacher Benefits
Aside from the benefits to students, good organization brings powerful help to the teacher. In fact, it can be truthfully
said that the first aide any teacher has is his or her ability to organize the classroom well.
The immediate benefits of a well-organized classroom to the teacher are clearless wasted time and therefore more
efficiency.
Not so immediately apparent (vague, unclear / clear, obvious) , perhaps, are the following very significant
elements:
reduced teacher fatigue (guess or look it up in a dictionary: extreme tiredness)
improved student-teacher relations
improved parent-teacher relations
increased job satisfaction
increased enthusiasm for professional growth
increased student academic progress
Here are three important points to remember when organizing your classroom:
1. Create a positive and safe environment for your students.
2. Create an environment that will maximize (guess or look it up: make as large or great as possible.) learning.
3. Create an environment that will minimize (guess or look it up: reduce) the frequency of behavior problems.
Desk Arrangement
Check these suggestions to include in your decision-making when arranging the desks in your classroom.
Remember that the classroom is there for your teaching and the students learning.

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Observe how other teachers have arranged their classrooms and choose the arrangement that best suits your needs
and goals.
Desks or tables might be arranged in one of the following ways:
(1) half-circles (maybe also with a front row and a back row)

Draw this here:

When would you use this style in the classroom?

When the teacher will display something

Benefits?
Eeach student will be able to see clear

Negative things?
Students distract each other

(2) in groups of four or five

Draw this here:

When would you use this style in the classroom?

When the teacher have group work

Benefits?
Students will help each other

Negative things?
Students may ignore the teacher

(3) the traditional way, with chairs lined up, one behind the other.
Draw this here:

When would you use this style in the classroom?

If the teacher will give students exam

Benefits?
Each student can focus and be comfurtable

Negative things?
Some student may turn and cheat

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Arrange your room so you can have eye contact with all your students.
Arrange your desks so that the students attention is on the teacher.
Make sure that each student is able to see chalkboards, whiteboards, and other modes of visuals.
Desks should not be placed directly in front of windows (if there are no shades on the windows). The glare can
be distracting and difficult on the eyes.
Note where the high traffic areas will be. Try to keep this area free of congestion.(guess or look it up:
_____________)
Students need to have easy access to those materials that will be used frequently.
Students should be able to find their work easily and quickly to promote (guess or look it up:____)learning.

Vocabulary Exercises:
Put the underlined words from the text into the table below in ABC order. Then fill out the rest of the
table.
Vocabulary word

Part of speech

Idea (meaning)

(from the reading)

accrue
apparent
behooves
congestion
discord
environment

Verb
Adjective
Noun
Noun

Be received by someone in regular

Clearly visible or understood
A duty or responsibility for someone
The state of being congested
Disagreement between people

Adjective

Noun

All around the person

fatigue

Noun

hallmarks
maximize
minimize
orderly

Noun
Verb
Verb
Adjective

Extreme tiredness
Mark, hall
Make as large or great as possible.
Reduce
Neatly and methodically arranged

True / False / Not Given

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How you organize the space in your classroom can affect the students. T F NG
Children can learn about organization from how you, the teacher, are organized. T F NG
Children like many posters and decorations which have bright colors. T F NG
Interesting seating arrangements benefit the teacher only. T F NG
Having an interesting and organized classroom possibly leads to liking your job more. T F
NG
6. Even though designing your classroom in an organized style wastes time, you will become
more efficient as a teacher. T F NG
7. Desks should not be in front of windows because the children will be distracted by what is
happening outside the classroom. T F NG
8. Teachers should always be able to see the children in the class. T F NG

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9. The easier it is to move around the classroom will make the students smarter. T F NG
10.Organizing the classroom looks nice, but it has very little effect on the learning that happens in
the class. T F NG

Short Answers:
1. List the three ways mentioned in the reading to set up your classroom, and give an example of
when this arrangement might be helpful in the classroom.
a.Decorate the classroom(It will help student to feel comfortable and learn)
b.Organize the classroom(teacher will know were doses everything)
c.Keep a space(Students should be able to move around the class).
2. Why do you think that children like a predictable, safe and organized environment?
Because children are active people and they have a lot of energy so they must have a space to move
in the class and they must feel comfortable to move and they dont like searching ,so they want
every body in front of them eyes and organized and organization will let them learn to be organized
in thee future.

3.

Which point in the article is the most interesting to you as a future teacher? Why?
Organizing the class and decorations,because children are interesting about colors and
creativity.And when the teacher decorate and have many colors in the classroom motivate
student to learn and try to copy some decoration and when the teacher organize herself and
her classroom students will learn organization and will be organized.