2nd Grade Skittles

The school year for us started a month ago and it has been an amazing ride so far! We fully implemented flexible seating on the first week of school. We had an amazing donor who funded our DonorsChoose project in which we received wobble stools, yoga balls, pedal bikes, and wobble cushions. We went over rules for a couple of weeks and practiced what to do and what not to do.  I believe students have better behavior when they can choose where to sit.  Students who need to move will more likely pick a wobble chair or a pedal bike. Students do not need to be redirected as much when they are comfortable or can move when they need to.  Last year I noticed when I started flexible seating that the students’ academic scores improved as well. I am hoping for similar results this school year. 

I have many scholarly researched articles that I have attained while working on my Doctorate classes. I have an enormous binder full of the articles to utilize for my concept paper and dissertation. If you need a few sent to your e-mail, just e-mail me. I am going to try and prove that flexible seating improves students’ math academic achievement scores. The dissertation will be a very long process, but I am hoping to be done within a year from now. Many hours on the weekend are devoted to researching and writing papers.  Therefore, I do not have much time to work on Teachers Pay Teachers products.  I will try to create more products once the program is completed.

Do you like flexible seating? How is it going in your classroom?