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2 person desks/tables
By Maestra

I think I have the best of both worlds. I teach 2nd grade in a very old, traditionally shaped, small classroom. While I actually call them desks, they are a rectangular table with 2 cubbies hanging in the center underneath.
One cubby is on top of the other. The kids sit on either side of the cubbies. The tables are all the same height so they can be grouped...usually for 4 or 6 kids. There are lots of different configurations that can be used.

I do keep a community caddy on top of the desk for the students to keep pencils, erasers and sharpeners and also ind reading books. This way it is no

big deal for them to get a pencil or put it away. My little ones know what belongs in a desk and what doesn't. I work very hard to teach them to keep papers in folders so that their cubbies look neat.

I love the 2 person concept and I really like the idea of being able to group the kids or if needed separate them (like I had to do this year). Even when separated the kids still have a partner. We do not have room for big cubby centers, or more bookshelves.

I don't know how this would work with older kids. Maybe I would appreciate tables if I had a huge room...but I don't.