1. Ms. Thweatt’s Classroom Design Shayna Willis September 30 th, 2014 1 st Grade

2. Security and Shelter This element functions to provide students with a classroom that promotes physical and psychological security. The design of the classroom should make students feel safe and comfortable in their environment to warrant more engagement. (1) (2)

3. Social Contact When designing the classroom, it needs to be taken into consideration the amount of social contact the teacher prefers the students have. The arrangement of the desks should reflect the teacher’s curriculum and his or her philosophy of the amount of social interaction they want going on.

4. Symbolic Identification This function provides the classroom with information about the people who are a part of the room- the students and teacher. This should include interests, backgrounds, what has been accomplished, etc. It should also reflect the teacher’s values and beliefs of education. (1)(2) (3)(4)

5. Task Instrumentality This function is established by setting up the classroom in a manner that ensures that tasks and activities are completed in the most efficient way. (1)(2) (3)

6. Pleasure This function is to provide the classroom with a pleasing and attractive environment. Because attractiveness can be a matter of opinion, research suggests people like variation and to maybe consider using this to arrange/decorate the room. And there should not be too little or too much variation to create classrooms that are dull or overwhelming. (1) (2) (3)

7. Growth This function is to create a classroom environment that promotes students’ cognitive and academic development. There should be resources available that enhances the children’s learning experiences. (1) (2)

8. Work Cited Weinstein, C. S., & Romano, M. E. (2015). Elementary Classroom Management: Lessons from Research and Practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.