Transform My Classroom
Ready to transform your traditional, sedentary classroom into a setting where your students are ready to move and learn? Start here!
Inside the Classroom
Active seating—like under-desk pedals, accordion stools, balance disks, stability balls and stationary bikes—is a super popular entryway program. Teachers get it. Students get it. It’s tangible. The seating is our first step in building deeper relationships with our teachers and students to get moving to learn.
Having the freedom to move about at their desks while doing class work is a great way to increase focus to help them stay on task. It’s also a critical tool that gives students the power to overcome feelings that get in their way of learning, to promote social and emotional learning.
80% of teachers report that active seating helps their students’ social and emotional learning. And 75% of teachers report their students are more on task. That’s a huge deal. Students need every advantage—and active seating is at the top of the list.
Outside the Classroom
We love it when students start and end the school day whey they participate in programs like running, walking and yoga clubs or get to and from school under their own power by walking, biking or rolling.
SEAL
M2L has developed 10 Social, Emotional and Academic Learning lessons that incorporate movement and teach the benefits of movement on emotions. Students learn the science behind the mind-body connection, identify a variety of emotions that often stand in the way of learning, and practice simple movements and deep breathing techniques aimed at mitigating negative emotions and re-focusing on learning.
For the 2023-24 school year, we’ve developed an additional lessons as well as related games and activities. If you are an Alexandria public school teacher and would like to access these lessons, please contact us at [email protected].
Toolkit
Recognizing the need for teachers to have simple ways to get kids active right at their fingertips, our Move2Learn Toolkit contains fun activities to increase focus and ignite the brain.
Print Calendar Here
Track your brain boosts for the movement challenge with this handy calendar!
Learn More About M2L Programs
Here’s where you can get more information about active seating, stationary bikes, before-and-after-school clubs, movement challenges, toolkits and more. Just fill out this simple form and we’ll be in touch!