I just think there would have to be an ENORMOUS reason not to, in order to
outweigh the great benefit of sitting together on the floor. I've seen 2
middle school teachers use 2 futans on the floor (not on raised frames) and
afew beanbags in the back. In one case, they rotated and in one case they
j
OK I'm going to probably come off as a little testy here, but if I had
middle school students complain that sitting on the floor hurts their
knees or their backs I would tell them they need a little more
exercise. Maybe do a few stretches first. When I was teaching art, I
had no chairs in my cl
I also like this system. I find the students like it because they see it as
fair. The same students also get to sit there during their independent reading
time on those days. They love it!
Sherry Elmore
Curriculum Coach
Chatham Middle School
2025 S. 2nd Ave. Ext.
Siler City, NC 27344
(919) 6
I also let my students cycle through the chairs and pillows in my room
during reading. One of my students has index cards with all of the students'
names on them, and she selects 5 a day who can sit on pillows and chairs.
She writes the students' names on the board each day - it has worked well so
