Using Yoga Balls Instead of Chairs

(AP) — Introducing big, bouncy balls into a middle school classroom may seem like a prescription for pandemonium. Switching out traditional desk chairs for yoga balls has helped some students focus, improving their grades. Students have the freedom to wiggle and lightly bounce on the balls as they work, which helps eliminate the jitters common in middle-schoolers, and keeps them focused for longer periods, Flores said. The large, flexible, p…