Occupational therapist Tera Robinson has seen fidget spinners help kids to concentrate in the classroom. She explains why and how they can be helpful. Fidgets in the Classroom: Why? What?

The key, according to Javorsky, is for teachers to set ... about fidget spinners.' So it is becoming an issue, but I think most teachers are trying to get ahead of it, putting their classroom ...

But some teachers say they have been causing classroom disruptions, prompting bans and confiscations. For teachers who haven’t seen the recent spinner craze hit their classrooms yet, fidget ...

They’re pretty silent fidgets (unless you bump them into parts of your hand), which is why they’re ideal for a school setting ...

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 ...

You heard of fidget spinners ... And what I'm seeing is - with these spinners is, with parameters set of course, a quieter classroom. I'm seeing kids that can concentrate better on class ...

Anecdotally, Isbister said many educators see the benefits of fidget toys in the classroom, particularly for neurodiverse kids, and when the fidgets aren’t noisy or otherwise distracting.