I’ve said it again and again, but I truly love connecting with members within Wife Teacher Mommy, so I’m continuing this idea by having another member, Kimberly Lock, on the podcast today. She brought up a unique topic that we’ve never talked about on the podcast or done any blog posts on, so I jumped at her idea! Today Kimberly and I are talking about the key benefits of flexible seating and how it helps students learn.

Kimberly shares her story with us, but she had a windy path to get to her current role as an educator today. She has worn many hats, but this past year was her first classroom at a new school. Kimberly’s passion lies in reading intervention and differentiation so that all students can make progress and feel successful in reading.

Another passion of Kimberly’s is creating flexible seating for students, which she explains as accommodations or modifications for students with behavior or focus issues. Kimberly points out that as educators, we believe in the philosophy that not all kids are equal and we have accommodations when it comes to academics, but we tend to not feel the same way about behavior.

As someone who uses it, Kimberly reveals the many benefits of flexible seating in her classroom. Not only is it something fun and different from the old and boring traditional desk and chair, but it provides students an opportunity to move around, can’t sit still, or need to wiggle in order to focus.

Since flexible seating isn’t the traditional way of sitting in a classroom, we discuss certain procedures that need to be implemented. Kimberly promises that if it’s introduced in the right way, it can be a useful tool that eliminates behavior that shouldn’t be a problem in the first place. While there are many benefits of flexible seating, she does caution some potential problems that could arise. But don’t worry, she has some solutions for that!

Looking for something new and different, yet effective for your students this school year? Flexible seating could be the solution for you! With the many benefits of flexible seating, why not give it a try in your classroom? We promise you won’t regret it, and neither will your students!

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