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Mrs. Bayram from Des Plaines IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Future First Graders

Help me give my students flexible seating for comfortable and focused learning during our reading and writing workshop!

  • $1,939 goal

This project expired on March 28, 2021.

This project expired on March 28, 2021.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are young, innocent, enthusiastic, and vibrant. They come to school with expectations for excitement and engagement. My students demonstrate strength, perseverance, and commitment at six and seven that I have not seen in many. About half of the student population at the school is low-income in a suburban environment, and 50% of the school population are English Language Learners. In my classroom alone, there are eight languages represented!

My first-grade students deserve to have doors opened for them, experiences presented to them, and tools to success provided for them.

These students deserve to have the best education with no "ifs, ands, or buts" due to the environment that they live in. My classroom is full of minds that can be agents for change in our world. We are continuing to build a classroom environment that allows us to grow, learn, and thrive!

My Project

We all know how intense and different the 2020 - 2021 school year has been. When students return from remote learning and our new "normal" classroom routines resume, I want to be able to offer students flexible seating. Having many different places for students to choose from will help them feel comfortable and at ease to be back in the classroom.

Flexible seating studies have shown that having options helps students remain focused and engaged.

During reading and writing workshop, students experience a mini lesson and opportunities to engage in purposeful practice. I want all of my learners to be able to find their best learning location. Additionally with all the chaos of the world around them, I want students to be able to choose a place to be successful in our classroom. By having an array of seating and standing options students can find the best place for them and engage fully in their learning.

Mrs. Bayram
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC721 FlexSpace Mobile Standing Desk Modern Maple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $379.00 2 $758.00
LC231BU FlexSpace Comfy Stool Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 4 $596.00
LC153 FlexSpace Student Lap Desk Modern Maple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
LC528BU FlexSpace Balance Ball Seat 17 Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96

Materials cost

$1,593.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,647.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$290.80

Total project goal

$1,938.65

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