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Step 1
Create a table with five columns and five rows using Microsoft Word, or another word processing program. If you have more than 25 students in your class, add an additional column and five more rows.
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Step 2
Input student names into the table alphabetically from the class roster list. You can either alphabetize the students according to row, or according to column. This provides you with an efficient way to learn students' names.
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Step 3
Place name cards on the students' desks so that you can walk around the classroom during your lessons and still address students by name. The name cards will also help students learn the names of their classmates.
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Step 4
Rearrange the names on your seating chart if you find that certain students seated near each other are not getting along.
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Step 5
Print out several copies of the seating chart. Place one in your lesson book, one on your desk, and keep several handy to put in the folders for substitute teachers who will run your classroom while you are out.
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Step 6
Rearrange the rows of desks once you have learned all your students' names and are comfortable with the way your class is running. Try a creative arrangement of desks placed in a horseshoe shape, or place desks in groups of four.
