More than a third of students from low鈥慽ncome households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Students who attend school in Fall of 2020 face the challenge of staying in an assigned chair in the same classroom all day long due to health guidelines for the current coronavirus pandemic. First graders are used to moving every 6-7 minutes, gathering at the carpet area with their classmates, and having flexible seating options to meet the movement needs of their learning and work styles.
These yoga mats would be placed alongside each student's assigned seat to give them options to lay on their tummies to read, write, or compute or use during our movement breaks. Unlike the fabric-covered seating and carpets that have been removed from our classrooms, these mats can easily be sanitized daily. I'd cut each of the 10 mats in half to provide one for each of my students. Brain research tells us that many students learn better when they can move and engage their brains. I also know that it is difficult for me to sit on a chair for a one-hour meeting...a school day is hours long.
These mats would also be an additional seating option for students when the pandemic subsides! Professional development for practicing mindfulness and using yoga in the classroom has been provided to educators in my building in the last three years. These yoga mats would be another tool to use!
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Students who attend school in Fall of 2020 face the challenge of staying in an assigned chair in the same classroom all day long due to health guidelines for the current coronavirus pandemic. First graders are used to moving every 6-7 minutes, gathering at the carpet area with their classmates, and having flexible seating options to meet the movement needs of their learning and work styles.
These yoga mats would be placed alongside each student's assigned seat to give them options to lay on their tummies to read, write, or compute or use during our movement breaks. Unlike the fabric-covered seating and carpets that have been removed from our classrooms, these mats can easily be sanitized daily. I'd cut each of the 10 mats in half to provide one for each of my students. Brain research tells us that many students learn better when they can move and engage their brains. I also know that it is difficult for me to sit on a chair for a one-hour meeting...a school day is hours long.
These mats would also be an additional seating option for students when the pandemic subsides! Professional development for practicing mindfulness and using yoga in the classroom has been provided to educators in my building in the last three years. These yoga mats would be another tool to use!