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Students do their best when they are comfortable. By using flexible seating choices in the classroom student engagement will increase. Flexible seating is a choice given to students to work around the classroom comfortably. Having different types of seating students will be able to choose what is the best space for their individual learning. This environment will increase student focus and engagement. These Wobble Chairs will provide students with another option to meet their learning needs.
I introduced flexible seating about 2 months ago and during that time student engagement and independence has increased. Currently in our classroom we have balance balls, bounce bands, stools, floor seating, and lap desks. Students have had input on what flexible seating looks like in our classroom. I originally took the legs off a small table for floor seating. Students highly enjoyed this type of seating and asked for more, so I removed the legs from another group of desks. Behavior with in the classroom has improved. When introducing flexible seating, rules and guidelines were put in place. Students understand that in order to participate in flexible seating they must be on task and engaged. The comfortability of flexible seating has motivated them to stay on task.
Flexible seating has allowed me to step back as a teacher and provide students with more opportunities to learn and earn responsibility. If you are able to donate to our classroom project you will be helping provide more of these opportunities for my student in the future. I am excited to start next year with flexible seating in place and see the impact of a full year of flexible seating with my 2nd grade students.
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Students do their best when they are comfortable. By using flexible seating choices in the classroom student engagement will increase. Flexible seating is a choice given to students to work around the classroom comfortably. Having different types of seating students will be able to choose what is the best space for their individual learning. This environment will increase student focus and engagement. These Wobble Chairs will provide students with another option to meet their learning needs.
I introduced flexible seating about 2 months ago and during that time student engagement and independence has increased. Currently in our classroom we have balance balls, bounce bands, stools, floor seating, and lap desks. Students have had input on what flexible seating looks like in our classroom. I originally took the legs off a small table for floor seating. Students highly enjoyed this type of seating and asked for more, so I removed the legs from another group of desks. Behavior with in the classroom has improved. When introducing flexible seating, rules and guidelines were put in place. Students understand that in order to participate in flexible seating they must be on task and engaged. The comfortability of flexible seating has motivated them to stay on task.
Flexible seating has allowed me to step back as a teacher and provide students with more opportunities to learn and earn responsibility. If you are able to donate to our classroom project you will be helping provide more of these opportunities for my student in the future. I am excited to start next year with flexible seating in place and see the impact of a full year of flexible seating with my 2nd grade students.