Students sit on wobble stools donated through DonorsChoose.org during second-grade reading class at Hexter Elementary. (Ting Shen/Staff Photographer) Peek inside Jennifer Cass’ second-grade classroom ...
Enzo Delia, a second grader at Hershey Elementary School, sometimes daydreams in class. But all he has to do is roll back and forth a bit on his red bouncy ball to remind himself to focus, he said. "I ...
For the 4th graders at Southern Oak Elementary in Largo, regular old chairs are 'sooooo last year'. Instead, they're reading, writing and arithmetic-ing on bouncy balls and milk crates, in bungee ...
When you walk into Emilie Mena's classroom, you may think it's a yoga studio at first. But it's not. It’s a typical elementary school classroom with desks, a white board and books. However, instead of ...
Many of us spend the majority of our professional lives sitting, which makes the office chair an all-important piece of furniture. Lately mine hasn't been cutting it, so as an experiment, I swapped my ...
Despite the lack of research, teachers say wobble chairs and bouncy balls can be helpful for students, especially those with ADHD tendencies. While many students were excited about the new seats on ...