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  • Douglas Elementary School
  • Tyler, TX
  • Nearly all 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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Let's face it, Kindergartners can be restless at times. Not to any fault of their own, of course, it's just where they are developmentally. They also need plenty of choices to keep their little minds happy. Why is this important to enable the power of choice? Well, it's how they learn independence, boundaries and consequences (both good and bad consequences of course). Plus, they are continuously growing. Their minds and bodies are growing at a rapid rate and what might suit them this week might not suit them the following week and that's just one reason why I would like to incorporate flexible seating into my classroom. I have to admit, I was not always on board with the concept of flexible seating. I mean, to me, the idea of kindergartners choosing where to sit and learn, independently or not, seemed out right chaotic and I'm not about chaos! Then, a teacher on my team asked me if I would ever do it. Immediately, I said no way, no how. Of course that would set into motion the complex internal dialogue of "why not?" An epiphany happened. During small groups, students are already spread out through out the room. Usually on the cold floor, up against a wall, or squished between their stinky backpacks. There are too many for them all to enjoy space on the carpet. Too close and they're unable to remain on task. So, I asked myself, "Why not provide students with comfortable choices to independently learn?"

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Let's face it, Kindergartners can be restless at times. Not to any fault of their own, of course, it's just where they are developmentally. They also need plenty of choices to keep their little minds happy. Why is this important to enable the power of choice? Well, it's how they learn independence, boundaries and consequences (both good and bad consequences of course). Plus, they are continuously growing. Their minds and bodies are growing at a rapid rate and what might suit them this week might not suit them the following week and that's just one reason why I would like to incorporate flexible seating into my classroom. I have to admit, I was not always on board with the concept of flexible seating. I mean, to me, the idea of kindergartners choosing where to sit and learn, independently or not, seemed out right chaotic and I'm not about chaos! Then, a teacher on my team asked me if I would ever do it. Immediately, I said no way, no how. Of course that would set into motion the complex internal dialogue of "why not?" An epiphany happened. During small groups, students are already spread out through out the room. Usually on the cold floor, up against a wall, or squished between their stinky backpacks. There are too many for them all to enjoy space on the carpet. Too close and they're unable to remain on task. So, I asked myself, "Why not provide students with comfortable choices to independently learn?"

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