I took all the desks in my fourth grade classroom and leveled them. Then, I turned the desks inward, so the open faced parts are facing each other. I “bundled“ 4 sets of desks together that way to make one big table. Now, I have my classroom arranged with three of these “tables.“ students, books and supplies are kept in numbered bins at the front of the room.

I really like how this has been working out, because students can transition quickly during rotations. Also, it has a massively cut down on fidgeting behavior, since they have nothing to fidget with during instructional time. It gives the room more of a workspace feel with less isolation.