Visual Arts
Floor Plan Considerations for Painting Activities
Seating arrangements have been made at large rectangular desks to give students plenty of space for art supplies and to complete activities. In the middle of the classroom is a carpeted area where students could come together to view demonstrations. This may be difficult to fit everyone sitting on the ground so the students who have chairs from the desks on the inside portion of the desks (that being the ones on the sides closest to the carpet) could sit behind students on the floor. The seating arrangements have been done in a way that everyone has easy access to supplies and can easily see the front of the classroom where the easels will be placed with learning goals for the day and instructions or steps for the activity. Demonstrations can be done down low on the carpet, or a little higher on the conference desk or back board so that students can easily see the modeling being done by the teacher.
There are three paint stations spread out throughout the classroom in the three corners for easy access to all students while avoiding students walking over the carpeted area with paint. There are also two water stations for collecting water for cleaning brushes placed on opposite sides of the classroom but not directly beside the paint stations, this will avoid a large amount of traffic in one area. After demonstrations have been completed and it is time for the activity to begin the students can look to the easel with instructions to see what supplies they are supposed to retrieve first. For example: Tables #1 and 5 will get their paint, then water, and then paper from the conference table. Tables # 2 and 4 will get their paint, then paper, and then water. Table #3 will get their paper first, then paint and then water. Another demonstration could be done for clean-up time followed by students turning to the instructions for their clean-up order. By adding having the stations spaced throughout the classroom and placing instructions as to when students go where it will help to prevent traffic jams and possible spills.
Posters would be spread throughout the classroom as well to aid students. Behind every paint station there would be a poster showing the proper paint dispensing procedures in case students have forgotten the demonstration. Similarly there will be clean-up procedure posters behind each clean-up station to help students here. Other posters on colour, value, space, texture, line, and shape are spread out for inspiration purposes.
Seating arrangements have been made at large rectangular desks to give students plenty of space for art supplies and to complete activities. In the middle of the classroom is a carpeted area where students could come together to view demonstrations. This may be difficult to fit everyone sitting on the ground so the students who have chairs from the desks on the inside portion of the desks (that being the ones on the sides closest to the carpet) could sit behind students on the floor. The seating arrangements have been done in a way that everyone has easy access to supplies and can easily see the front of the classroom where the easels will be placed with learning goals for the day and instructions or steps for the activity. Demonstrations can be done down low on the carpet, or a little higher on the conference desk or back board so that students can easily see the modeling being done by the teacher.
There are three paint stations spread out throughout the classroom in the three corners for easy access to all students while avoiding students walking over the carpeted area with paint. There are also two water stations for collecting water for cleaning brushes placed on opposite sides of the classroom but not directly beside the paint stations, this will avoid a large amount of traffic in one area. After demonstrations have been completed and it is time for the activity to begin the students can look to the easel with instructions to see what supplies they are supposed to retrieve first. For example: Tables #1 and 5 will get their paint, then water, and then paper from the conference table. Tables # 2 and 4 will get their paint, then paper, and then water. Table #3 will get their paper first, then paint and then water. Another demonstration could be done for clean-up time followed by students turning to the instructions for their clean-up order. By adding having the stations spaced throughout the classroom and placing instructions as to when students go where it will help to prevent traffic jams and possible spills.
Posters would be spread throughout the classroom as well to aid students. Behind every paint station there would be a poster showing the proper paint dispensing procedures in case students have forgotten the demonstration. Similarly there will be clean-up procedure posters behind each clean-up station to help students here. Other posters on colour, value, space, texture, line, and shape are spread out for inspiration purposes.