Kimberlee Spaetig was the type of kid who just couldn't sit still. She'd always be jiggling a leg, tapping a foot. Now a self-confessed adult wiggler, Spaetig was in a staff meeting a few years ago ...

Students sit on wobble stools donated through DonorsChoose.org during second-grade reading class at Hexter Elementary. (Ting Shen/Staff Photographer) Peek inside Jennifer Cass’ second-grade classroom ...

John Kilbourne has seen the future of classroom seating, and it is round. Last semester Mr. Kilbourne, a professor of movement science at Grand Valley State University, gave his students the option of ...

CHICAGO — Donna Yehl’s fourth-grade students bob behind their desks, heads nodding up and down as if the children were on the deck of a ship. But they aren’t fidgeting. The two dozen children in ...

Odd Ball is a company that makes fun electronic bouncy balls that let you generate MIDI sounds by tapping or bouncing them. The company is adding new gestures to its device — including spin, twist, ...

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When I was pregnant, people advised me to get a giant bouncy ball to sit on. Supposedly this was going to be better for the baby, or my pelvis, or my back, or my core strength, or something. All I ...

DALLAS — Peek inside Jennifer Cass’ second-grade classroom and you won’t see kids sitting on desk chairs in neat rows. Some gently bounce on stability balls. Others rock back and forth on plastic ...