Social IssuesAUG 24, 2020

31 Awesome Teachers Who Tried To Make Their Socially Distanced Classrooms Look Less Scary And Succeeded

Greta Jaruševičiūtė and Jonas Grinevičius

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The new school year is right around the corner for a large chunk of the world’s students. While some pupils are excited to be back in the classroom with all of their friends (I know that my sisters can’t wait for September!), parents and teachers are naturally a bit anxious about Covid-19.

Schools are officially enforcing brand new guidelines to reduce the chances of students catching the coronavirus, but teachers are coming up with their own great ideas to protect everyone’s health even further.

From creative social distancing measures to other innovative ways to reduce contact and the spread of germs, these playful methods prove that some teachers go above and beyond the call of duty. Our scholarly Bored Panda team has collected some of the best classroom ideas for the new school year, so scroll down and upvote your fave ones.

#21 I Found These Lap Desks/Trays At Michaels A Couple Weeks Ago On Sale! With The Idea Of Spreading The Students Out As Much As Possible

Sooooo with no shared supplies this year (which isn’t my preference anyway)... I found these lap desks/trays at Michaels a couple weeks ago ON SALE! With the idea of spreading the students out as much as possible, I will have a few kiddos that will sit on the green chairs (2nd picture) with the lap desk at the carpet. The rest of my kiddos will be at a desk/table with the trays under their seats to hold all the things! (3rd & 4th pic) I actually used these last year and LOVED them!! AND none of them broke They are stackable paper trays from Amazon that I zip tied to the bottom of their chair. Here’s to a very weird classroom set up

asecondwithabby

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#22 Storage Bins For Everyone's Desk

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#23 Use Book Covers To Cover The Seats In A Classroom

mrsksmunchkins

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#24 Not Exactly What I Would Choose For My Students, But The Best I Can Give Them With Our Current Limitations

Not exactly what I would choose for my students, but the best I can give them with our current limitations.

Making kids sit at their desk all day goes against everything I believe about kids learning, so I knew I’d have to get creative this year.

I taped 4x5 boxes for each kid to call their own. It’s not a perfect plan, but it’ll give them space to sit, stand, or lay while also following guidelines!

I’ve also gotten the okay to assign pillows, carpet squares or stuffed animals to each kid to keep as their own for the school year!

I always knew my inability to get rid of pillow pets would come in handy some day

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