Past projects 2
Flexible Seating For Success
Funded Jan 19, 2019Reynolds (Science of fitness, 2015) says "Globally speaking, kids sit on average 8.5 hours. Movement and activity really drops after age 8. That's of course, when school, homework and tech devices take over kids' lives."
A lot has changed in the past few year, curriculum has been revised, classroom seating arrangements have changed, discipline has been looked at and rethought, the use of books, and the use of technology, classroom resources, many things have been rethought!"
Unfortunately, one everything has not changed, and that is the sitting requirement that we impose on our students. Students are still required to sit for seven hours, on the same chair, on the same hard chair. We may even have group desks, and not arranging them in rows and columns, but the child is still asked to remain seated quietly as can be for most of the day.
When we think about "normal" classroom we think about students who are sitting in their chairs for many hours on end. Flexible seating is a game changer, so to speak. Flexible seating allows my students to optimize their learning, by allowing them to choose what works for them.
The results in the classroom are endless, giving students the choice on which seat works for them, not only has cut down on behavior issues, but also on allowing students to learn how to pick a spot that works best for them. They can then begin to understand self-regulation.
Again thank you to each of my donors for participating in this amazing and worthwhile project. I hope that you think about donating to my classroom again some day.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Wobken
Flexible Seating for the OWLS
Funded Jul 1, 2017Reynolds (Science of fitness, 2015) says "Globally speaking, kids sit on average 8.5 hours. Movement and activity really drops after age 8. That's of course, when school, homework and tech devices take over kids' lives."
A lot has changed in the past few year, curriculum has been revised, classroom seating arrangements have changed, discipline has been looked at and rethought, the use of books, and the use of technology, classroom resources, many things have been rethought!"
Unfortunately, one everything has not changed, and that is the sitting requirement that we impose on our students. Students are still required to sit for seven hours, on the same chair, on the same hard chair. We may even have group desks, and not arranging them in rows and columns, but the child is still asked to remain seated quietly as can be for most of the day.
When we think about "normal" classroom we think about students who are sitting in their chairs for many hours on end. Flexible seating is a game changer, so to speak. Flexible seating allows my students to optimize their learning, by allowing them to choose what works for them.
The results in the classroom are endless, giving students the choice on which seat works for them, not only has cut down on behavior issues, but also on allowing students to learn how to pick a spot that works best for them. They can then begin to understand self-regulation.
Again thank you to each of my donors for participating in this amazing and worthwhile project. I hope that you think about donating to my classroom again some day.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Wobken