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Mrs. Dickerson from Fremont CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Special Space for Special Students

Help me give my students a more comfortable and beautiful classroom with Active Kids Chairs, a Cricut Explore Air 2, and Gaiam Backless Balance Ball Chairs.

  • $1,251 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My Moderate Special Day Class has 7th and 8th grade students with a wide range of disabilities including, but not limited to intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and other health impairments. Along with the core academics such as ELA, Math, Science, and History, my students study functional academics through supplemental teaching, such as social stories and Community-Based Instruction.

My students are preparing for life as functional, independent adults.

In order for them to achieve this, they must have access to a variety of instructional modalities.

My Project

The students in my Special Day Class spend most of their day in one classroom. They sit in the same chairs and look at the same walls all day long.

The classroom should be a safe, comfortable, and visual learning environment.

Wobble chairs and balance ball chairs will provide students with seating choices and allow them to be more focused when learning. The Cricut will allow me, as their teacher, to create visuals to go along with our lessons, as well as display their work on bulletin boards.

Special learners need a variety of environmental factors to support their success.

Mrs. Dickerson
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air 2, Matte Black • Amazon Business $249.99 1 $249.99
Active Kids Chair - Wobble Chairs Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Children Who Can’t Sit Still - Great 17.75" Wobble Chair Kids ADD/ADHD - Corrects Posture | Blue - Age Range 7-12y • Amazon Business $65.99 2 $131.98
Active Kids Chair – Wobble Chair Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Age Range 7-12 - Flexible Seating Classroom - 17.75" Tall - Helps ADD/ADHD - Corrects Posture – Green • Amazon Business $65.99 2 $131.98
Active Kids Chair – Wobble Chair Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Age Range 7-12 - Flexible Seating Classroom - 17.75" Tall - Helps ADD/ADHD - Corrects Posture – Red • Amazon Business $65.99 2 $131.98
Gaiam Classic Backless Balance Ball Chair – Exercise Stability Yoga Ball Premium Ergonomic Chair for Home and Office Desk with Air Pump, Exercise Guide and Satisfaction Guarantee, Purple • Amazon Business $47.98 2 $95.96
Gaiam Classic Backless Balance Ball Chair – Exercise Stability Yoga Ball Premium Ergonomic Chair for Home and Office Desk with Air Pump, Exercise Guide and Satisfaction Guarantee, Charcoal • Amazon Business $47.98 2 $95.96
Gaiam Classic Backless Balance Ball Chair – Exercise Stability Yoga Ball Premium Ergonomic Chair for Home and Office Desk with Air Pump, Exercise Guide and Satisfaction Guarantee, Blue • Amazon Business $47.98 2 $95.96

Materials cost

$933.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$85.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,063.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$187.63

Total project goal

$1,250.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,250.89

1 Donor

-$1,250.89

Donations toward project cost

-$1,063.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$187.63

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$0.00

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