This article from science daily highlights the importance of tummy time for achievement.
Flexible seating in kindergarten research.
Yes you can totally do this in kindergarten and it doesn t matter when you start.
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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.
I like the idea of offering choice whenever possible.
One of the things we get asked about the most is handwriting and flexible seating.
Lets talk about the pros and cons of flexible seating.
Here is an additional way to offer choice to students using alternative seating in kindergarten.
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.
Flexible seating can look like a fun but the real question should really be is flexible seating the right environment for my classroom.
In our classroom there are no tables and desks so we lay on our stomach for handwriting.
I ve wanted flexible seating since it started trending a few years ago.
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.
So here is some research about handwriting.