Jen from The Autism Helper shows how to build classroom dividers from 2x4 lumber and wainscoting panels using brackets and screws. The frame is sturdy enough to handle rough student use and can be repositioned or passed along to other classrooms.
Hey guys, it's Jen from The Autism Helper, and whenever I post a video of my classroom, you guys always ask me questions about the dividers that I have to section off individual working areas in my classroom. So I wanted to show them to you up close. So here they are. You can see they are made out of 2x4s down at the bottom, and then there's 2x4s on the top and on the sides. And those hold up a panel of wainscoting. And so if you see right here, that's all this is, is just a quick, cheap piece of wainscoting. And then these are 2x4s. The hardware store will cut them for you if you don't have somebody who can. And then all I did was hold them together with brackets. I actually inherited these from the previous teacher in my classroom, and they are so nice because we know that our kids can be rough with furniture, and so we need something that is sturdy and that won't be easily knocked down. And these are very sturdy. I can wobble them, they're not going to go anywhere. Kids can push on them, I can maneuver them however I need. So again, 2x4s, Wayne's Coating, screws, and little brackets, and you are good to go.
