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Mrs. Smith from Mountain Home ID is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Alternative Seating Options

Help me give my students different seating for the classroom! Flexible seating is key to keeping the attention of young munchkins!

  • $213 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are the most eager to learn kiddos on the planet! Unfortunately, we are in a low-income district, with the majority of my students getting free breakfast and lunch, many are enrolled in our backpack program that provides food, and we even have many that are homeless. My students range from Kindergarteners to 4th graders, so they are as different in learning styles as possible! Even with the financial issues that many of them face, they are all amazing and eager learners!

My Project

As an adult with back issues, sitting in a hard plastic chair would be painful. That being said, why do we expect little kids to sit in the same seats! I have brought many different types of chairs into the music room, but I am looking to add a few more, starting with these seats. I am looking to be all set and ready to go when we get back to school next school year, and having these seats will help!

Whether it's a beanbag, a wobble seat, these ball chairs, or even a fun colored carpet, letting kids choose where they sit in music class will help keep their attention.

Mrs. Smith
Grades 3-5
  • North Elementary School
  • Mountain Home, ID
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 200 students.

    8 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Classic 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 $69.98 2 $139.96

Materials cost

$139.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$8.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$180.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.86

Total project goal

$212.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$212.39

5 Donors

-$192.08

Donations toward project cost

-$164.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.31

match offer

-$18.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$15.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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