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Classroom Floor Plan

The floor plan summarizes the key features of Samantha Esquivel's classroom layout. It includes various learning centers, flexible seating options, and an arrangement that allows the teacher to supervise students from their desk. The plan was designed with students' safety, needs, and different learning styles in mind based on research about classroom design influences on cognition, health, and preventing distractions between centers. A movable technology screen and variety of seating types were included to benefit students.

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Classroom Floor Plan

The floor plan summarizes the key features of Samantha Esquivel's classroom layout. It includes various learning centers, flexible seating options, and an arrangement that allows the teacher to supervise students from their desk. The plan was designed with students' safety, needs, and different learning styles in mind based on research about classroom design influences on cognition, health, and preventing distractions between centers. A movable technology screen and variety of seating types were included to benefit students.

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Samantha Esquivel

Floor Plan Assignment


Window
Technology Whole Group Bean Bag
Teacher’s Teacher’s Desk Storage Book
Screen Chair
storage Shelf
Student Table
Couch Rug
Trash
Audio

Small group table Flexible


Circle Time/
Whole
1 Center

Seating Group Rug


Chairs
Writing
Center
Student Chairs

Student
Computers

Student Double Sided Grocery


Lockers Art Store Fine Motor
Easel Dress up Storage
Table
4 Dramatic
Clothes Rack
Sensory
Art Table and
Play Table
Drums
Music
5
Storage Math
Storage
Science
Storage
Discovery
Storage
Chairs
3 Gross
Motor
Sink Fridge Cup Stove Storage
2
Door Table and
Storage Table board
Chairs

1. LITERACY CENTERS (includes reading/writing/phonics/word


study/listening)
2. MOTOR SKILLS CENTER (small/fine and large/gross)
3. DRAMATIC PLAY CENTER
4. MATH/SCIENCE/DISCOVERY CENTER
5. ART/MUSIC
Samantha Esquivel

The floor plan above was created with students in mind, along with their safety. All the

students are able to been clearly seen from the teacher’s desk and group area. This is important so that

the teacher is able to watch all students during any part of their daily routine in the classroom. Anther

reason for the placement of the teacher desk/area is that they are able to see into the hallway and is able

to see who is entering into the classroom ( Wong, 2009) . Planning the arrangement of the classroom is

extremely important students because it can “influence how we feel, see, and hear.. Those factors, in

turn, influence cognitive and affective performance” (Jensen, 2008, p.82). Jensen also mentions that a

traditional chair can be harmful to the student’s lower back and that “research suggests that a well

designed chair can be a crucial factor in preventing health and cognitive problems (2008, p.83) This

influenced me on choosing to have a variety of seating types in my classroom floor plan. This will allow

students to choose what type of seating would be benefit them the best. A final resource that I used is

the knowledge that I have obtained from working three years in a preschool classroom. While being

there, we talked and even had training on how design the classroom with centers in mind. Some of things

that I learned were to keep noisy centers away from quiet ones. An example is how I put art and dramatic

play away from the literacy centers, where quiet is needed to better focus and concentrate on one’s

work. I also chose to use a movable technology screen so that it can be easily positioned where all

students can view the screen.


References

Jensen, E. (2008). Teaching with the brain in mind (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). The first days of school: How to be an Effective Teacher. Mountain
View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.

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