Spacing...

This week I have made comments to a number of my classmates' "works of art" regarding the "spacing" they have used in their photography.  Many used elements of nature such as trees to frame their shots.  In the second grade classroom I have substituted all week in, we begin each day with "morning business" in the back room.  There are no desks in the back room and students are asked to sit on the ground as we cover the daily schedule.  "Imaginatively" I used people and spacing to frame their focus and learning.  I moved students to sit in different spaces on the floor if I felt they would focus more effectively and thus, help to run "morning business" more efficiently without increased talking or disruptions.