My students need books, wobble chairs, bouncy bands, floor rockers, and wobble cushions.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Young's classroom raised $776
This project is fully funded
My Students
My 6th grade English/Language Arts are awesome! Unfortunately, many come from impoverished homes, but they LOVE learning. My students have a very wide range of reading levels so, my classroom must cater to their different needs.
6th graders want to learn and achieve.
I teach about 90 students. Of those 90 students, approximately 60% live in poverty, 17% have a learning disability, and 15% are served in gifted and talented programs. The diversity of my students calls for daily differentiation in my classroom.
My Project
Students can concentrate better on reading and learning when their bodies aren't distracting them. Some 6th grades need to move constantly to focus; others need a comfy place to relax. They all need easy access to books.
My goal is to foster a love of reading within my classroom; plenty of books and a variety of seating options are some of the best ways to do just that.
In Nancie Atwell's book "The Reading Zone," she describes what students need and how she accommodates their needs: "Young readers find that psychological comfort is easier to achieve when they're physically comfortable; hence the vinyl-covered beanbags...and cushions that my students sprawl on as they read" (24).
According to Donalyn Miller, known as the "The Book Whisperer," "study after study confirm the report findings that access to books in the classroom results in increased motivation and reading achievement" (Reading in the Wild, 80).
Middle school students want to learn and all have the ability to learn, but need a different environment to learn than you and I most likely learned.
By funding my project, you'd be giving my students the opportunity to choose where and how they learn within my classroom. The funds would go towards more comfortable seating and many more books for my classroom library.
Nearly all 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
Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair, Made in the USA, Active Sitting for Toddler, Pre-School, Kids, and Teens; Kids don't have to sit still anymore - "The BEST seat in any Classroom"! - Yellow - Toddler (10in)
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Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair, Made in the USA, Active Sitting for Toddler, Pre-School, Kids, and Teens; Kids don't have to sit still anymore - "The BEST seat in any Classroom"! - Purple - Toddler (10in)
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Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
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$52.16
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Crew Furniture 512100 Classic Video Rocker Black/Black Mesh Racing Stripe
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$20.69
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Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion, Including Free Pump / Exercise Fitness Core Balance Disc,Blue,size: 13 inches / 33 cm diameter
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$15.79
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$31.58
Kick Bands Bouncy Chair Fidget Bands (2-Pack) - Improves Focus For School Kids and Classroom Students - ADHD ADD SPD Autism Sensory Needs - Bounce & Stretch Foot Band For Chairs by Solace
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$14.99
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The Trials of Apollo Book Two The Dark Prophecy
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$13.64
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Scar Island
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$11.89
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
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$11.86
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Restart
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$11.84
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$11.84
The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle
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$11.00
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$11.00
Wolf Hollow
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$10.36
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$10.36
Ghost (Track)
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$10.27
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$10.27
Serafina and the Splintered Heart (Serafina Book 3)
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$10.19
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$10.19
Brainwashed: Crime Travelers Spy School Mystery Series Book 1
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$9.97
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$9.97
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero
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$9.82
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$9.82
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem
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$9.79
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$9.79
Beyond the Bright Sea
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$9.65
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$9.65
See You in the Cosmos
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$9.65
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$9.65
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
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$9.38
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$9.38
Grimm House
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$7.99
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$7.99
Shadow Jumper: A mystery adventure book for children and teens aged 10-14
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$7.99
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$7.99
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 2: Pirate Invasion
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$7.99
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$7.99
Ungifted
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$7.45
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$7.45
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
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$7.19
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Some Kind of Courage
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$6.99
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$6.99
Serafina and the Twisted Staff (Serafina Book 2)
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$6.78
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$6.78
The Honest Truth
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$6.29
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$6.29
Coraline
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$5.69
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Serafina and the Black Cloak
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$5.48
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Swindle
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$5.34
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Materials cost
$579.55
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$40.86
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.69
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$659.10
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$116.31
Total project goal
$775.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$775.41
5 Donors
-$672.41
Donations toward project cost
-$571.55
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$100.86
Matching donations from our partners
-$103.00
Match offers toward project cost
-$87.55
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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