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Mrs. Healey from Stratham NH is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Active Bodies, Active Minds: Flexible Seating for our Behinds!

My students need active learning stools, stability balls, seat cushions, and portable desks to have seating options that are as unique as they are!

  • $601 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

“You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.” – Henry David Thoreau. Our classroom community is committed to cultivating a learning environment that meets the needs of each individual child.

Each child in our second grade classroom enters with various talents, strengths, and struggles, as well as their own unique learning style.

They work hard every day and always put their best foot forward.

In this classroom, we celebrate each others' successes and support each other in our challenges. These 19 kind, creative, active students know all about "just right learning" and getting "what they need". With their growth mindset, they persevere and show optimism when faced with difficulty. They truly want the best for themselves and for their peers and they know they have the tools to make dreams come true!

My Project

The increased demands in our educational system often require students to sit for extended lengths of times (which often exceeds an appropriate developmental level!). Whether working independently or listening to instruction, students are expected to hold their attention, be productive, and learn something new, all while trying to contain their little bodies that just want to move!

Flexible seating options allow students to choose a learning spot that works best for them!

By donating to our project, you will provide our classroom with four Active Learning Stools, two yoga balls with stability stands, four seat cushions, and two portable desks. These various options will allow students to keep both their minds and their bodies engaged during the learning process. Research shows that when students activate both body and mind, focus and learning dramatically increase.

Mrs. Healey
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learniture Active Learning Chair/Stool, 15" H, Black, LNT-3046-15BK • Amazon Business $63.45 4 $253.80
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair - Classic Children's Stability Ball Chair, Child Classroom Desk Seating, Green • Amazon Business $46.81 2 $93.62
Trideer Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion with Pump, Extra Thick Core Balance Disc, KIDS Wiggle Seat, Sensory Cushion for Elementary School Chair (Office & Home & Classroom) • Amazon Business $18.99 4 $75.96
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Blue • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00

Materials cost

$473.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.08

Total project goal

$600.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$600.56

8 Donors

-$600.56

Donations toward project cost

-$510.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.08

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$0.00

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