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Mrs. Padgett from North Las Vegas NV is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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As Our Feet Are Moving, So Are Our Brains!

Help me give my students a class set of 30 bouncy bands for their desks for better concentration.

  • $576 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach Algebra I at a Title I school in North Las Vegas, NV. The population of students is diverse and challenging. Most of the students are 14-15 years old.

I find that students in this school's Algebra I class often have excess energy.

Bouncy bands, attached to the front desk, near the floor, can allow students to "move around" while staying in their seats. In addition, the higher use of energy is likely to produce more energetic thinking and reduce drowsiness. In addition, I believe that rebellion will decrease, because these 14- to 15-year-olds have an outlet for their energy!

Bouncy Bands are made of rubber that is solid enough to withstand student pressure, without breaking and without disturbing the class with noise.

My Project

I will install the Bouncy Bands under each desk in my Algebra I class. There will be no need to announce the presence of the bands; the students will just start using them. As with most ideas that are effective with teenagers, it will stop working if you tell them that it was your plan.

Research shows that students who use the bouncy bands have better concentration and less anxiety.

Some of the reasons that these bands will help are: 1) Focus better in class. 2) Stay calm when working and during tests. 3) Relieve stress when work is hard or confusing. 4) Makes learning fun!

Algebra I is already a hard subject for most students. With the students in class for 67 minutes the Bouncy Bands will help students concentrate. Another positive will be that the students should be able to achieve mastery on the concepts. Please help my class get the materials needed for success!!!

Mrs. Padgett
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands for Desks (Black) • Amazon Business $13.99 30 $419.70

Materials cost

$419.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.95

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.29

Total project goal

$575.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $575.24

7 Donors

-$515.12

Donations toward project cost

-$442.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.92

match offer

-$55.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$46.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.12

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 $0.00

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