Going Backwards

After hours of grant writing, meetings with Rotary, applications to Tangible Love, we were finally successful in getting the kids off the floor and into real desks and benches.  We were thrilled!!  Now, thanks to Lisa, we've got them back on the floor again!  What??

It seems the most productive way to form learning circles for lessons such as reading is to get the kids gathered in small groups on floor mats.  The teachers are thrilled with this new 'technology'!  The appropriate mat became a BIG topic of discussion and the teachers went with Lisa to pick out just the right one for their classrooms.  Best of all, it's working!  The kids can now be actively involved in small groups in addition to the whole classroom teaching activities.  The desks and benches are still obviously critical for the classrooms but so are the floor mats.  Go, Lisa, even if it takes us backwards!