[Teachldsseminary] Teach: Classroom Seating

[Debbie Ditto]

The first day of seminary, I make oversized name tags in bright and 
welcoming colors and place them on the tables so when the students enter the 
room there is no mistaking where they are assigned to sit.  I always seat my 
students boy/girl/boy/girl, etc.  This seems to cut done alot on any 
problems.  I don't say anything about the seat assignments and no one has 
ever asked - but then I teach freshman and sophomores and they don't know 
anything different. These large name tags also help me the first week as I 
am getting to know the students names!

AFter a week or two of seminary,  after I have gotten a feel for the 
students I then make a few callings - giving them stewardships over 
different areas of our class.  One of these is the seating chart. I choose a 
very responsible student to do this and I give him specific instructions on 
how I want it to be done... viz. I want the boy/girl seating continued, I 
want the chart changed weekly and it is taped to the door of the room so 
that the students can see it as soon as they come in.  Sometimes, if my 
chairman is late for semianry on monday morning the students will just stand 
around waiting to see where they will be sitting that week, it is kind of 
funny, they look lost without their seating chart (one year I had a really 
on the ball chairman and he had the next weeks seating chart ready on 
Friday, he would just give it to me so I could put it up on Monday, because 
I always take down the chart on Friday, so it is not on the door during 
Sunday meetings.)  I instruct him to use variety - stir the pot, so to 
speak.

I draw a diagram of the classroom seating arrangement, a sort of fill in the 
blank page and make copies of these and then give these copies to the 
student that is going to be the "seating charter chairman!".  This way he 
can take them home if he chooses to prepare each weeks new chart.  If I 
notice that the seating arrangement is not working I just have to mention it 
to the chairman and he makes the necessary changes for the next week.  Or, 
if, as the year develops, I notice that some kids just cannot be close 
together - i will quietly ask the chairman never to put those two students 
near each other.

Occasionally, on a Friday or a special lesson I will take down the chart and 
just say "sit wherever you like" and then they get to sit by their friends 
and they like that!!  I have only been teaching for 4 years, but this has 
worked for me.......... d


>From: joyce silvenis <silvenis2000 at yahoo.com>
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>Subject: [Teachldsseminary] Teach: Classroom Seating
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 06:42:47 -0700 (PDT)
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>I decided not to have a seating chart this year... and
>already see problems.  The new to the ward student
>sitting next to the "I'm so shy I don't talk to
>anyone" student.... the sleepy student who just needs
>a moment or two to wake up next to the "what's wrong
>with you poke poke poke " student.... You get the
>picture.
>
>So without having a static seating chart... I wondered
>if anyone had creative methods for determining seating
>that will vary week to week?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Joyce
>TN
>
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