Classroom Set Up that Improves Teaching and Learning

There is more to classroom set up than creating a beautiful environment.  When arranging our rooms, we consider how we "use" our room. We ask ourselves, "How can we arrange our room so that it improves our ability to teach and our kids ability to learn?" This post shares all of our thinking about effective classroom arrangements.
Here is where we started…

And here’s the end result.


Now, how did we decide to set up our room like this? Here are all of the posts that share details on setting up for effective teaching.  Click on each link to read more.
Where are the Tables?
What’s on the Walls?
Reader’s Workshop
Writer’s Workshop
Behavior Plans
Math Centers
Literacy Centers
Organization Tips
Organizing the Large Group Area