Classroom Floor Plan

Literacy Center
Teacher
Shelves for
Storage Student
Manipulatives
Teacher’s Desk
Computers

Math/ Science/ Discovery

Window Fine Center
Motor
Motor Skills Center

Skills

Gross

Easel
Motor
Skills

Group Time Carpet

Smart Board
Tables w/ Flexible Seating

Dramatic Play Center

Cubbies
Classroom Floor Plan Justification:

The first thing you see when you walk into my classroom is the group carpet. This is where most of the direct instruction will take
place. Here, you will find instructional tools such as a Smart Board and easel. I chose a Smart Board that is on a child-level so that the
students can interact with it. Also, the group carpet has distinct colored squares so that each student has their own personal space.
Distinct cubbies also aid in allowing children their own place for their belongings (“Planning,” 2018). The literacy center is right next
to the group carpet and is placed in a corner to ensure separation from other areas of the classroom, so that it remains a quiet center.
Also, the literacy center is carpeted and includes pillows and soft chairs for student comfort (Hatch). The student computer station is
right next to the literacy center, so that students reading or doing assignments on the computer will be able to focus. Next to the
student computers is the teacher’s desk. This is placed here so that the teacher can keep an eye on students at the computer and check
that they are on school- appropriate websites. The math/science/ discovery center is near the teacher’s desk, as well as the shelves for
manipulatives. The manipulative shelf is right next to this center for easy storage and cleanup. The small group table is in the corner of
the room to ensure that students who need one-on-one time are not distracted by noisy centers. There is a table for fine motor skills, so
that the area is contained and a padded section for the gross motor skills to aid in noise control. The art/music center is on the
complete opposite side of the classroom from the literacy center since they are “incompatible” (“Planning,” 2018). The center of the
classroom contains the student tables with flexible seating. If a child needs to move away from distractions, they may do so. Cubbies
are placed along a side wall so that they will not be in the way of travel. Similarly, the door in positioned so that there is a full view of
the classroom if someone were to come in and observe. Windows are placed near them math/science center so that plants may grow, if
needed, or manipulatives that require light can be used (Hatch).

Sources:
Hatch, Cheryl. “Classroom Design in Preschool.” Preschool Plan It, www.preschool-plan-it.com/classroom-design.html#design.

“Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors.” Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, by Michael L. Henniger, Pearson, 2018,
pp. 232–261.