Small toys can help students turn fidgeting into focus in the classroom. Now, thanks to a parent’s idea and a grant from the PHM Education Foundation, all elementary schools in PHM Community School ...

What do you do when you need a moment to focus? For thousands of people around the U.S., the answer might be reaching for a technicolor piece of plastic that, when pressed, emits a soft and satisfying ...

If you have a child in grade school, you probably have heard of the fidget spinner. In fact, even if you don't have a child, you might have one yourself. It is the hand-held toy that is supposed to ...

Editor’s Note: Thank you to all of the educators who shared their ideas about fidget spinners for this blog! For the last few months, educators and parents across the country have been trying to make ...

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First there were the fidget spinners, then the squishies, then the pop toys, then the faux game controllers, bendable this-and-thats and a number of other hand-held items that my kids could manipulate ...

Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys — little gadgets, cubes, ...