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Thoughts on Flexible Seating

27/9/2015

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     This year, I set myself the challenge of increasing seating options in my classroom. I've always been interested in classroom design, and I notice how my students respond positively to thoughtfully planned learning spaces.

     With that being said, here's what I did, and how it worked out.

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Getting to know you activities!

19/9/2015

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      Since I have the pleasure of teaching grade 1 AND 2 this year (in separate groups- thankgoodness), I used different activities for the beginning of the year getting to know you activities.

      First, my firsties! 

      My partner and I worked collaboratively to create summery self-portraits. 

  
     I had our students create their summer sunglasses (drawing two things they did during the summer in the lenses...looking back upon their summer vacations, if you will. The idea is from the linked website). They also created their faces using construction paper and markers, working on concepts such as proportion, and colors. My partner had them work on their t-shirts, where they had to draw their favorite things, so we could could get to know them!

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#flexibleseating

19/9/2015

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      A little while back, I tweeted my first attempt at sketchnoting, listing my goals for the year. 

      Well, I figure I better get started, since school has been in session for almost 3 weeks already! There's no time like the present!
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I'm starting from the bottom, and trying out flexible seating first.

I've always been a believer in the power of classroom design, yet I only maximize my most creative seating choices when comes the time for our daily individual reading. When reading one of my favourite prof dev't books, I understood that kids need to read in comfortable spots- just like we adults do! I never sit at a desk to read my favourite novel- I slump in a sofa, or a cozy chair. That's why I provide these options for my students when we read.

But then isn't that also true for all learning? What are the odds that all my students learn best sitting at tables in groups? Probably not 100%...

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