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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — Students sat in rows, some of them literally bouncing in their seats, as they listened to teacher Chris Grutsch. The first-graders weren’t fidgeting because they were restless. The Lost ...

THE FACTS Exercise balls are becoming a popular alternative to plain old office chairs, a way — some say — to burn more calories and improve posture. The increase in the calorie burn is real but small ...

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 ...