You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Kirkman from Ocala FL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Empowered Learners Choose To Move!

My students need flexible seating options to allow for movement while learning, which promotes better focus and a more engaged learning environment.

  • $454 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My adorable little Kindergarten students, who I affectionately refer to as "tiny humans", are learning what it means to exist, grow, explore, and learn within the space of a classroom for the first time.

"Wake up, be awesome, repeat." This is the classroom motto my amazing Kindergarten students recite every day.

They cannot contain their excitement as they enter my classroom each day, beaming from ear to ear wondering what the day will bring. Their excitement is contagious.

I want to give my students a classroom environment that will promote happy and engaged learning. At five and six years old, they are already taking ownership of their education and recognizing what they need in order to produce their best work.

My Project

Choice is a very powerful classroom tool. Flexible seating choices allow students to become more empowered learners. Flexible seating allows students to leave behind the traditional chair and desk and find new areas of the room in which to learn. My project will allow for my students to choose to move away from traditional seating options and to use options like balance balls, wobble chairs, floor cushions, and wobble cushions in our classroom environment.

By allowing students, even as young as five years old, to choose where and how they want to learn, they take more ownership in their education and are better motivated to grow and succeed.

Flexible seating is also a positive addition to students' mental and physical development. Many students simply learn better when their bodies are moving. Seating options, such as wobble chairs and balance balls, allow students' minds to stay engaged while their bodies are moving, strengthening backs, legs, and core areas, all while getting "the wiggles out".

Ms. Kirkman
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Kirkman is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
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"! - Pre - Purple (12in) • Amazon Business $59.99 2 $119.98
ECR4Kids Softzone Carry Me Floor Cushions for Flexible Classroom Seating, 3" Deluxe Foam, Round, Yellow (4-Piece Set) • Amazon Business $77.29 1 $77.29
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 $16.99 4 $67.96
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Lime Green, 45cm • Amazon Business $16.98 2 $33.96
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Blue, 45cm • Amazon Business $16.98 2 $33.96
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Grey, 52cm • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98

Materials cost

$350.13

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.01

Total project goal

$453.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$453.39

6 Donors

-$449.15

Donations toward project cost

-$385.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Ocala","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[3424883],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3039548,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/empowered-learners-choose-to-move/3039548/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":15,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Kirkman","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"3424883":{"owner":"Ms. Kirkman","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3039548],"proposalHash":"35585180","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3424883_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457144044064","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20714620,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTE2NDc5Mg==","NTE2NjY2OQ==","NTE2NDUwOA==","MTQwODYwOA==","NTE2NjY4MQ==","NTE3MjA4Mw=="],"teacherId":3424883,"schoolCounty":"Marion","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}