LST Classroom:

Physical Arrangement

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The driving force behind your classroom arrangement is the needs of your students.

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Use these guiding questions to help you determine the setup for your classroom:

How many students will be accessing my room?
What are the reasons these students need access to my room?
What furniture/seating is readily available for group instruction, individual work, sensory/behaviour?
Do I require dividers/privacy between these areas?
What area in the classroom will students use to take a break or self-regulate?
Do any students need an individual work area that they can access at any time during the day?
What behaviours should I consider when setting up my classroom
(ie. flight risk)?
Which bulletin board/white boards will I use to display schedules and visuals?
Where is the best location for my teacher desk that allows for personal space?

Group Instruction Area

used to reinforce or reteach specific skills and concepts
provides a reduced student-teacher ratio
usually 3-5 students in this area

Individual Work Stations

provides a "home base" for students
a space that decreases distractions and allows a student to focus on their tasks
can be set up with their personal belongings, specific programming materials, a work system and an individual schedule

Regulation Spaces

provides students with a space in which they’ll feel safe recognizing and regulating their emotions
practice identifying feelings and emotions to better manage stress, self-regulate
practice mindfulness

Teacher Work Area

a specific and well-defined work area for a teacher
allows opportunities to teach students the importance of respecting boundaries
opportunity to learn that some places or sections of the classroom are off limits

Alternate Spaces & Micro-Environments

Sensory
Play/Leisure
Technology
Hygiene
Choice/Break Table

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