My students need wobble chairs to help them get their wobbles and wiggles out so they can improve their focus.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Flores's classroom raised $497
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our school community celebrates diversity, encourages compassion and empathy, and pushes children to see their potential and worth. My classroom is inclusive to all types of learners. Each student in our classroom has their own story and their own set of challenges. We—students, families, and teacher—work together to embrace these challenges, learn from them and how to use them as a learning advantage rather than a disadvantage.
No matter what they face, where they've come from, or what challenges await, my students' perseverance shines through and their passion for learning makes them unstoppable.
It's that drive and dedication that inspire me to rise to the occasion for them each day.
In our classroom, everyone is a student and everyone is a teacher.
My Project
After earning funding for seven wobble chairs in our room I've seen the benefit and improvement in student focus, confidence, and engagement first hand. Growing bodies crave movement, which creates a challenge when students are asked sit and concentrate on an activity for more than ten to fifteen minutes at a time. Wobble Chairs support the idea of active sitting and engage the students’ core and leg muscles, which strengthens and increases blood flow. With increased blood flow students receive more oxygen to the brain, thus improving focus and retention.
Active seating allows students to self-regulate their need to move in a non-disruptive way while meeting their body’s need for movement.
Currently, a small portion of my class is able to consistently use a wobble chair throughout the school day. The increased ability to focus and constantly moving without interrupting those nearby has resulted in improved concentration, better behavior, and academic gains. My goal is to give every child in my classroom this opportunity on a daily basis.
My students would use Wobble Chairs in our small group center rotations, reading groups, and as a positive reinforcement reward for meeting achievement and effort goals.
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