Seating chart guides

Practical, short guides for planning where students sit — with diagrams.

How to make a seating chart

Set up the room, place the students who need specific seats, then fill and mix.

Classroom seating arrangements

Rows, pairs, U-shape, table groups and stadium — with diagrams.

Boy-girl seating chart

Checkerboard rows, mixed tables, and uneven numbers.

Seating for group work: pairs, tables and pods

Group sizes, tables as pairs, mixing and rotating partners.

Seating chart for a substitute teacher

What to put on it, keeping it current, and privacy.

Seating students who shouldn’t sit together

Different groups, distance and sightlines, and keeping it fair.

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