Give them their own carpet square to sit on.
Sitting on carpet children choices criss cross mountain.
Look i get it.
They do fantastically all day but seem to think carpet is play time.
They could sit cross cross apple sauce or sit with their legs out in front of them.
Children often do better sitting on their heels or lying on their bellies with their elbows propped up than with their legs crossed in front of them.
Being forced to sit criss cross applesauce for more than a few minutes can be painful and promotes bad posture.
They are a wild bunch and we have tried it all.
But if they choose to remain on the carpet they must comply with the carpet rules.
I was in the classroom for 15 years.
Getting the wiggles out whole brain etc.
I know how handy sitting like that can be for us teachers trying to wrangle the class of kids but the truth is is that at two and three years old our kids need to move even if it s just a little bit.
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Did i actually just tell you to not tell your kids to sit criss cross applesauce.
But since most kids were sitting like that i thought he was just being defiant.
During whole group they had two choices.
I am at a new center and when i have to give a suggestion of scooting over to make room for someone or watch for others hands or feet i hear the children say yah sit criss cross apple sauce read more.
The iep kids who are non compliant are taken out of the room for a sensory break by the cc teacher.
I cannot reach out to put a calming hand on a child or give them a little pat.
They can t get get physically close to me either.
I have had successful compliance with the non iep kids.
I have also given students a chair to sit on at the back or off to the side of the classroom rug if they can t sit on the rug without bothering others.
Maria sykes my kids have assigned spots.
When i read longer books i allow them to lie on their tummies.
Don t let children w sit.
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I have been sitting in class with him to calm his anxiety as realised a while ago that he did not like sitting criss cross.
Most of them chose to sit with their legs out.
I would like some help getting children to sit correctly on the carpet.
He is happy to sit on the desk and listen to what s happening but not criss cross.
A defined space for them to sit in and criss cross applesauce.
I can t tell you how relieved i am reading this article.
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