Expand Flexible Seating Options in Maestra S' Class
My students need flexible seating to facilitate learning and brain development.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Selva's classroom raised $866
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
My classroom is made up of creative, collaborative and eager scholars who come to school every day ready to learn. My students are dynamic and inquisitive learners who have different learning styles and sensory/tactile needs.
Flexible seating will serve the different modalities and dynamic ranges for each student by providing them with a welcoming environment that accommodates their physiological needs and young, growing bodies.
This will provide invaluable and immeasurable support as they strive to become bilingual and bi-literate in both Spanish and English languages.
My Project
Brain research confirms that physical activity – moving, stretching, and walking – can actually enhance the learning process. Moving with the Brain in Mind, protests against the sedentary classroom style and suggests a better way to spend the long days in our classrooms. The brain learns best and retains most when the organism is actively involved in physical activity.
Experts in child learning have concluded children are not meant to sit for so many hours in the same place every single day at school.
We now know that today’s chairs do not offer enough flexibility to optimize learning. Sitting in any chair form more than a short (10-minute) interval is likely to have negative effects on the physical self, hence the mental self, and at a minimum, reduce the awareness of physical and emotional sensations.
With the additional tables, wobble chairs, donuts and peanut balls our class can be fully transformed into a flexible seating class. Students will able to select from a wide variety of seats and move around to a different location when their work is completed. We have already seen proof that flexible seating allows students to be more engaged and enthusiastic about learning because the classroom environment is more relaxing and fun!
Berries 6403JCE251 Rectangle Activity Table, E-Height, 24" x 48", Maple/Maple/Camel
• Amazon Business
$150.01
2
$300.02
Big Joe Dorm Chair, Flaming Red
• Amazon Business
$39.00
2
$78.00
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"! - Green - Kids (14in)
• Amazon Business
$69.99
1
$69.99
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"! - Blue - Kids (14in)
• Amazon Business
$69.99
1
$69.99
Fat Catalog Assorted Color Metal Stack Stool with Padded Seat, ALT-1100-SO (Pack of 5)
• Amazon Business
$49.42
1
$49.42
Gaiam Kids Peanut Balance Ball, Orange
• Amazon Business
$19.98
2
$39.96
CanDo Inflatable Donut Ball, Green, 25.6"
• Amazon Business
$15.25
2
$30.50
Materials cost
$637.88
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$58.37
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.57
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$735.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$129.85
Total project goal
$865.67
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$865.67
11 Donors
-$570.00
Donations toward project cost
-$485.25
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$84.75
match offer
-$294.79
Match offer toward project cost
-$250.57
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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