Lesson 1: What is flexible seating?
Objectives
- Participants will define flexible seating.
- Participants will be able to talk about specific examples of flexible seating
Pre-Assessment
- Before we start off our lesson I want to know...
What do you know about flexible seating? Write a sentence or two about what you know! https://share.nearpod.com/8uhazMDu2bb
Introduction
Why incorporate flexible seating?
As an adult when you sit down don't you want to be comfortable? Of course and so do kids in your classroom! Flexible seating is allowing for and providing students with different options of seating. This consists of having things like yoga balls, chairs, couches, stool, standing desk, etc within your classroom. Sometimes flexible seating might allow for students to have a large rubber band on the bottom of their chair or a different seat at their desk. Students are given the freedom to choose where they sit during certain activities throughout the day.Here is a quick video to you some incite from students on flexible seating.
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Investigation
Examples of Flexible Seating
This image shows a specific classroom and where you can incorporate your flexible seating. This classroom is a younger grade level classroom with tables in it rather than desks but they offer students squishy seats, ground seating, yoga balls to sit on, places to stand and finally bigger more fun chairs for kids to sit on.
This image shows more specific seating that you can buy for students when sitting at a desk or tables. There are round floor cushions for students to sit on the floor, scoop rockers along with portable reclining seats for the floor. Wobble chairs are a greta option for students to be able to sit on at their desk or table but still be able to move around, the same with a yoga ball chair with feet. For reading areas there are bean bag chairs. You can even offer tables that are very low where you can include a donut seat or small stool for students to sit at. The last thing is a standing desk or chair that is adjustable allowing for students to be able to stand near the back of the room while they work.
Here is an image of a quick addition you can add to your room, a seat cushion that you can add onto any students seat to help them wiggle a little bit on the seat. This is a quick and cheaper way to incorporate flexible seating into your classroom to start things off.
Reflection
Go back to your Nearpod tab and complete the poll:
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Discover the students in your classroom who can benefit from flexible seating.
Extended Resources
Colorful Flexible Seating Examples: Flexible seating classroom, Classroom seating, Flexible seating. (n.d.). Retrieved December 07, 2020, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/423971752411388680/
Fultz, C. (2020, July 24). Flexible Seating in Elementary Classrooms. Retrieved December 07, 2020, from https://teacherstoolkitblog.com/2020/02/flexible-seating.html