I ve started it on day one and also after the year was already under way.
Flexible seating in kindergarten research.
So here is some research about handwriting.
This article from science daily highlights the importance of tummy time for achievement.
Lets talk about the pros and cons of flexible seating.
Would work well with young children in kindergarten as expectations are visual and does not require reading 7 posters cards showing the flexible seating equipment and children using subjects.
Teaching kindergarten i was so intrigued by the notion of replacing the typical tables chairs and rug layout of my classroom into something more developmentally appropriate.
There are pros and cons of flexible seating for every teacher so you really have to examine your classroom your students and your students needs to decide if flexible seating is the classroom.
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I like the idea of offering choice whenever possible.
Yes you can totally do this in kindergarten and it doesn t matter when you start.
Flexible seating can look like a fun but the real question should really be is flexible seating the right environment for my classroom.
One of the things we get asked about the most is handwriting and flexible seating.
Oskar cymerman a mn based high school teacher whose adopted flexible seating says i ve come to the conclusion that desks promote compliance while coffee shop style seating encourages.
In our classroom there are no tables and desks so we lay on our stomach for handwriting.