Re-arranging the furniture

Teach students to rearrange the furniture.

You can draw three or four floor plans with furniture arranged differently in each one and teach the students how to move the furniture quickly and quietly to correspond with the floor plan you designate (by name, number, or color).

That makes you feel freer to be flexible with room arrangements than if you personally must move all the furniture each time it’s rearranged.

Be clear about your expectations for orderly movement, and also help students understand how the variety from their work will contribute to their classwork.