You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Mrs. Laidler’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Robert C Hahn Intermediate School
  • Davison, MI
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5737545 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Flexible seating allows students to engage in their learning and make comfortable choices that suit their learning style. During Independent Reading and Writing, the students choose a spot in our room that works best for them. Currently, my students are choosing to work in a variety of locations in our room such as: at different tables, sitting under tables with clip boards, or sitting or laying on the floor with a clip board. I have noticed more student engagement when I give them the option to sit where they choose, yet I have also noticed that the comfort level could be better for them. When students are comfortable and at ease, learning is better able to take place. I believe that students feel empowered when having a degree of choice in their environment. Outside of choice and comfort, flexible seating also opens the door to peer collaboration and meaningful discussion! Traditional desks in rows isolates students from one another, leaving out a crucial part of the educational experience. The products that I have selected for my project will help give my students additional seating options, while maximizing group activities, comfort and focus. I have seen how collaboration, comfort and choice can enhance a child's learning, as well as providing an environment that kids enjoy being a part of.

About my class

Flexible seating allows students to engage in their learning and make comfortable choices that suit their learning style. During Independent Reading and Writing, the students choose a spot in our room that works best for them. Currently, my students are choosing to work in a variety of locations in our room such as: at different tables, sitting under tables with clip boards, or sitting or laying on the floor with a clip board. I have noticed more student engagement when I give them the option to sit where they choose, yet I have also noticed that the comfort level could be better for them. When students are comfortable and at ease, learning is better able to take place. I believe that students feel empowered when having a degree of choice in their environment. Outside of choice and comfort, flexible seating also opens the door to peer collaboration and meaningful discussion! Traditional desks in rows isolates students from one another, leaving out a crucial part of the educational experience. The products that I have selected for my project will help give my students additional seating options, while maximizing group activities, comfort and focus. I have seen how collaboration, comfort and choice can enhance a child's learning, as well as providing an environment that kids enjoy being a part of.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":5737545,"teacherId":5737545,"teacherName":"Mrs. Laidler","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5737545_orig.jpg?crop=515,515,x167,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1557417933053","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21256059,"followAbout":"Mrs. Laidler's projects","teacherVerify":-1143808055,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Laidler","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5737545","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=5737545","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":9},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.