Flexible seating helps with choice. Students feel empowered by having some degree of choice and control over their environment. Flexible seating allows students to choose where they work and with whom. It also allows them to change their location and positions as needed.
Flexible seating helps make learning fun! All while it promotes physical health. Children need to move. Flexible seating allows them to wobble, rock, bounce, lean or stand, which increases oxygen flow to the brain, blood flow and core strength. In turn, this burns more calories and increases metabolism. It also helps keep young minds more alert and focused.
Collaboration is also key in the success of student learning. Flexible seating helps with this too. It allows students to quickly and easily pair up, work in small groups, or discuss as a whole class.
Lastly, it requires introducing higher-order thinking skills, like problem-solving, and emotional skills, like conflict resolution. There is also much value in fostering turn-taking and patience – especially for a generation of kids immersed in immediate gratification.
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Flexible seating helps with choice. Students feel empowered by having some degree of choice and control over their environment. Flexible seating allows students to choose where they work and with whom. It also allows them to change their location and positions as needed.
Flexible seating helps make learning fun! All while it promotes physical health. Children need to move. Flexible seating allows them to wobble, rock, bounce, lean or stand, which increases oxygen flow to the brain, blood flow and core strength. In turn, this burns more calories and increases metabolism. It also helps keep young minds more alert and focused.
Collaboration is also key in the success of student learning. Flexible seating helps with this too. It allows students to quickly and easily pair up, work in small groups, or discuss as a whole class.
Lastly, it requires introducing higher-order thinking skills, like problem-solving, and emotional skills, like conflict resolution. There is also much value in fostering turn-taking and patience – especially for a generation of kids immersed in immediate gratification.
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