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Mrs. McCorkle from Marion AR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning with a Bounce

My students need fitness balls to use instead of chairs because of their sensory needs.

  • $208 goal

This project expired on February 5, 2015.

This project expired on February 5, 2015.

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are special needs students. Each student has an individual schedule. We can have up to ten students and three adults working one on one or in groups of two or three. We work on daily needs, functional reading and math, sensory needs, and individual IEP goals.

Our students have multiply disabilities.

Some of our students are autistic and some are nonverbal. All of our students have sensory issues. The school is a middle school for grades sixth and seventh; however, our students are below grade level. We work on functional skills and try to provide students with as much independence possible for their abilities.

My Project

One big challenge for these students is being able to be sit still during instruction times or working at a table. Several teachers, even in regular classrooms, have had success with using exercise balls instead of chairs. These balls would give my students the sensory input they need in order to learn.

These fitness balls will help my students with their sensory needs while helping them to focus.

While providing this input, my students will be able to improve their learning. In some cases it will also cut down on disruptive behavior.

Mrs. McCorkle
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fitness Ball: Blue, 29.5in/75cm Diameter, Includes 1 Ball +1 Pump + 1 Page Instruction Chart. No instructional DVD. (Exercise Gym Swiss Stability Ball) • Amazon $13.30 10 $133.00

Materials cost

$133.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$175.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.05

Total project goal

$207.02

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