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Students are at school for nearly 1/3 of their day: learning, growing, and moving. This project would give my classroom of students the opportunity to do all of these things- without the limitation of solely normal, traditional seating to choose from. Second graders in a low-income, Title 1 school have so much energy and willingness to learn. Why not make that learning more enjoyable and comfortable by providing more seating options to choose from? Students in low-income schools can struggle with wanting to be in class; therefore, a lack of interest, engagement, and comfortability can be detrimental to a growing mind. Flexible seating is a newer concept to the modern classroom. Students getting to use their "perfect fit" seating that works for them on a particular day can make a world of difference. Some students fidget in their seats, some students prefer to stand, some students like to kneel or sit on their legs, and some can work just fine with a traditional school chair. However, flexible seating is more than empowering students with their choice of seating. Flexible seating has shown to improve grades. Students are happier and more engaged in class. Students are willing to participate more and have invigorating, meaningful conversations. (Edutopia, 2015). It's more than a choice of "Which seat can I choose to sit in?". It's giving students an opportunity to choose HOW they are going to learn that day. Not every student learns the same way, so this project does so much more in giving students a choice to decide how they are learning that day and which seat works best for them.

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Students are at school for nearly 1/3 of their day: learning, growing, and moving. This project would give my classroom of students the opportunity to do all of these things- without the limitation of solely normal, traditional seating to choose from. Second graders in a low-income, Title 1 school have so much energy and willingness to learn. Why not make that learning more enjoyable and comfortable by providing more seating options to choose from? Students in low-income schools can struggle with wanting to be in class; therefore, a lack of interest, engagement, and comfortability can be detrimental to a growing mind. Flexible seating is a newer concept to the modern classroom. Students getting to use their "perfect fit" seating that works for them on a particular day can make a world of difference. Some students fidget in their seats, some students prefer to stand, some students like to kneel or sit on their legs, and some can work just fine with a traditional school chair. However, flexible seating is more than empowering students with their choice of seating. Flexible seating has shown to improve grades. Students are happier and more engaged in class. Students are willing to participate more and have invigorating, meaningful conversations. (Edutopia, 2015). It's more than a choice of "Which seat can I choose to sit in?". It's giving students an opportunity to choose HOW they are going to learn that day. Not every student learns the same way, so this project does so much more in giving students a choice to decide how they are learning that day and which seat works best for them.

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