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The bands will provide students with the opportunity to be able to release their wiggles without disrupting the learning of other students within the classroom. Students need to be able to move but an upper elementary classroom environment does not offer this to on a routine basis. This will allow the developmentally appropriate movement for students in a positive alternative from roaming the classroom or tipping their chairs. Your donation will give my students the ability to move in a productive way while learning. I currently have 4 sets of bouncy bands that students regularly ask to use. However, I do not have enough to meet the needs of all my students who feel they need the bands to help them be successful.

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The bands will provide students with the opportunity to be able to release their wiggles without disrupting the learning of other students within the classroom. Students need to be able to move but an upper elementary classroom environment does not offer this to on a routine basis. This will allow the developmentally appropriate movement for students in a positive alternative from roaming the classroom or tipping their chairs. Your donation will give my students the ability to move in a productive way while learning. I currently have 4 sets of bouncy bands that students regularly ask to use. However, I do not have enough to meet the needs of all my students who feel they need the bands to help them be successful.

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