 Seating arrangement is very important in every classroom. Some teachers choose to let their kids decide where they want to sit and that doesn't always work out because we get relationships with other friends in the classroom and we can have disruptive behavior. It can lead to not being able to focus correctly. So in my classroom in early childhood, I choose where they sit. On my carpet, I have letters around, a pond, and at the beginning of the year I have them stand around and I choose where they sit. I usually try to sit them boy, girl, boy, girl. This kind of helps with behavior issues and academics as well. In my seating for snack or for work, I also sit them boy, girl, boy, girl. Now this helps them to get relationships with new friends and to form kind of a family unit. I do switch their seats once a month. So it's kind of that celebration of a brand new month. So you get a brand new seat, a brand new position to sit and new neighbors on each side. When I do have them choose or when I choose their new places to sit, I have them introduce themselves again to the neighbor on the left, the neighbor on the right, and then I have them promise that they will take care of each other as they sit together for the next month. This really helps them to focus on the learning and they can sit with whoever they want at lunch or they can play with who they want to recess. And as the teacher, I choose where they sit to help them to be their best.