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  • Badger Elementary School
  • Appleton, WI
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My school is one of the smaller school in my district with 340 students. We have a very diverse cultural population with a variety of income levels. I have twenty-two fifth graders in my class. They are wonderful, caring, strong leaders. We work a lot on positive thinking and being mindful of how we can succeed. We have talked about flexible seating and they are very interested. Currently, I offer pillows and two comfortable chairs that students can use. They love it but the amount is limited and only nine students at a time are able to use those items. I also allow students to sit on the floor around the room whenever we have independent work time. I've noticed that when they are working around the room with or without a pillow their focus greatly increases. I want to offer more options to my students with the use of stability balls, stools and more pillows.

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My school is one of the smaller school in my district with 340 students. We have a very diverse cultural population with a variety of income levels. I have twenty-two fifth graders in my class. They are wonderful, caring, strong leaders. We work a lot on positive thinking and being mindful of how we can succeed. We have talked about flexible seating and they are very interested. Currently, I offer pillows and two comfortable chairs that students can use. They love it but the amount is limited and only nine students at a time are able to use those items. I also allow students to sit on the floor around the room whenever we have independent work time. I've noticed that when they are working around the room with or without a pillow their focus greatly increases. I want to offer more options to my students with the use of stability balls, stools and more pillows.

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