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Mrs. Mirzayan from Alexandria VA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Seating for Better Learning!

My students need 30 flexible seating yoga balls to help them endure long days.

  • $1,015 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach Math 7 general and special education. My classroom is small but holds around 28-30 students every class. They are required to sit for 7 hours a day, which is hard enough as an adult. They are hard working and fun loving kids. They bring such a diverse community into one small room. They love working together and exploring learning as a community. They are active and joyful students who are challenged everyday. They grow through the year to become true mathematicians.

My Project

I teach 5 math classes of approximately 29 students each. My students are required to sit for 7 hours a day which is a big transition from their elementary school. That’s hard to do as an adult, let alone as a child. When a child sits for this long, they find it difficult to focus and stay on task. They need fidget space to let their brains expand. With these balance balls, students can wiggle and get their energy out without disrupting their learning or the learning of others. With limited space, these seats will fit easily against a desk and allow for room for the teachers to move as well. These could help to cut down on the amount of students out of their seats or taking unnecessary bathroom and water breaks.

Mrs. Mirzayan
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC529BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 30 $749.70
WC218 - Automatic Ball Inflator • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$819.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$861.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.12

Total project goal

$1,014.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,014.11

13 Donors

-$541.68

Donations toward project cost

-$461.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.35

match offer

-$471.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$400.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

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 $0.00

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