I had no choice with the type of furniture I got. Was lucky to have a
room, period! For years the children stood up for art until my principal
finally ordered some stools which had some adjustable legs. I gessoed all
the tops and the lunch period "art club" kids painted all kinds of wonderful
designs on them, incorporating the seat number for each stool. We also
painted designs on the lockers, file cabinets, projector cart, etc. It
certainly made the room look a lot cheerier and kid friendly. Piece of
advice...order at least 6 stools extra than the highest class enrollment you
have. Stools are a favorite item that other teachers may want to borrow (or
appropriate) from you. The tall stools were a favorite of our strings
teacher who needed them for the string bass players. :-)
Ann-on-y-mouse in Columbus
Art teacher, K-5, retired
> I used to have stools adjusted to 20 or 22 inches. They seemed sort of
> tall for the 2nd graders who are my youngest. I ordered new ones last
> year, as the old ones were at least 26 years old, falling apart,
> rusting, yuck.
