Before I stayed home with my own children and homeschooled them, I taught elementary school and then high school special education students. I very often had students who couldn’t sit still. In the elementary classroom I tried to give my kids opportunities to wiggle and move, and I never required students to sit very still and formally. But in a classroom of twenty or more children, it’s hard to accommodate wiggly kids.
And then I began homeschooling. Out of my four children, I have two who have always been particularly wiggly. They have always had trouble sitting still. As homeschoolers we have so much more freedom for kids to move, to wiggle. I love this about homeschooling. These two children in particular would have always struggled in school. They would likely have been labeled as behavior problems, or their frustration with not being free to move may have spilled over into their behavior at home. I’m so glad they’ve had the freedom to move as they needed because of homeschooling.
Even though I’m glad these wiggly kids have been free to be themselves in homeschooling, I admit that there are times that I’ve just wanted them to be still. There have been times that I just feel like we’ll never accomplish anything because these kids just won’t stop moving. So, what’s a homeschool mom to do with these kids who are constantly on the move? Here are a few ideas.

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Teach short lessons.
Decide when and why it is most important for kids to sit still.
Allow appropriate, non-distracting movement.
Stagger subjects that require more sitting still with subjects that allow for movement.
Know when to call it quits for the moment.

Teaching kids who like to move can provide some challenges. But, often these kids are also lots and lots of fun. Enjoy the time you have together without constantly stressing over sitting still.
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