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"Hey, Watch This!"

Shelby Moore

January 18, 2011

As a parent, I'm sure you're all too familiar with your child yelling to you from the playground, "Hey, Mom/Dad, watch this!" Kids are always eager to show you their latest accomplishments. 

This week, like your children, I am saying to you, "Hey, watch this!"

What I am intrigued to share with you is my latest educational finding: A Kindergarten class trades in their chairs for exercise balls -Have you seen this?!

Watch the video here.

www.educationnation.com/index.cfm?objectid=E157E83​0-C750-11DF-8243000C296BA163

 

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As a Kindergarten teacher, I see these kids all the time who are wiggling all over the place and can't sit in their chair for the life of them. I wonder if this could work as nicely in my Kinder classroom--especially for those with shorter attention spans. I also can't help but thinking of the safety factor of these balls--are they truly safe?

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Switching from chairs to stability balls seems to have many benefits:

  • Good classroom management
  • Improves focus
  • Gives active kids sensory input and helps calm them down
  • Can increase physical fitness by building core strength
Can you think of any Cons?

If you are a parent of a Kindergarten student I am interested to hear from you.

  • How would you feel if your child's Kindergarten classroom used stability balls rather than chairs?
  • Do you think it would be harder for your child to transition from Kindergarten to 1st grade knowing they would have to sit in a chair in 1st grade? ball3.jpg