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Mrs. Norman's Classroom

  • Fountain Lake Elementary School
  • Hot Springs National Park, AR
  • 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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  • Reading Library

    Funded Dec 12, 2019

    Thank you for your donations to help provide levelized books for the kids to begin reading with and the pencil pouches that have helped us keep our supplies in one place when coming to whole group carpet lessons. The levelized books have made it possible for me to hand out more of the same level to my students so I can get more students in a leveled book and moving forward in their reading level. The pencil pouches have made transition to the carpet with supplies so much easier. We keep a dry erase marker, highlighter, eraser, pencil and any other tool I think they will need when working on the carpet in their pouch. All I have to say is grab your pouch on the way to the carpet and they take care of the rest. Thank you from myself and my students! Yall Rock!!!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Norman

  • Sensational Seating

    Funded May 31, 2017

    My students LOVE our new seats. It has given them more of a variety to choose from for seating during their work time. Before putting the seats at the table, we had to go over the rules for these seats. We talked about how to use them, how not to use them, and our number 1 rule for the seats. I want my kids to have the responsibility of making good choices and choosing their seat for a lesson gives them the opportunity to do that. Our number 1 rule for flexible seating is choose a seat where you are comfortable to learn. This took some practice and time for the kids to figure out which seat worked best for them. The kids also know that if they do not make a good seat choice and it causes disruptive behavior, I have the ability to move them to a different seat. I had many students try out a seat and tell me "Mrs. Norman, I don't think I feel comfortable in this seat" and they moved to another seat. It is amazing to see how much the students grow when you give them the responsibility of choice. My future steps for the classroom is to add more different types of seats for the kids to explore. I feel that flexible seating has given those kids that need to move a way to learn and be comfortable at the same time. I see very bright futures for these kids and this donation has helped them in so many ways!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Norman

Over the last few years, I have noticed that students have been getting distracted easily. In order to accommodate my students' needs and give them a learning environment, I would like to incorporate flexible seating in my classroom. Flexible seating is a classroom management technique that allows students to make choices about their learning environment. Some students like to sit in chairs, where other students would rather sit on the floor or a wobble seat. Giving students the choice of their seat in the classroom gives the students a chance to make an independent decision that will keep them focused more. The seats that I have asked for will allow for students to have movement and in return be able to focus on their task at hand. An example of some of the seating I would like to have are wobble chairs and balance balls. These types of seats allow students to fidget with their seats so that they can focus on their work.

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Over the last few years, I have noticed that students have been getting distracted easily. In order to accommodate my students' needs and give them a learning environment, I would like to incorporate flexible seating in my classroom. Flexible seating is a classroom management technique that allows students to make choices about their learning environment. Some students like to sit in chairs, where other students would rather sit on the floor or a wobble seat. Giving students the choice of their seat in the classroom gives the students a chance to make an independent decision that will keep them focused more. The seats that I have asked for will allow for students to have movement and in return be able to focus on their task at hand. An example of some of the seating I would like to have are wobble chairs and balance balls. These types of seats allow students to fidget with their seats so that they can focus on their work.

About my class

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