Flexible Seating for a Dynamic 4th Grade Classroom
My students need flexible seating in order to create a customized, personal-choice and group based seating that helps foster each student's knowledge growing environment.
I have been in the teaching world for six years and this class of students is by far by favorite group! They are a very diverse group of students. They attend a Title One school in which 100% of students receive free lunch. 38% of our students live in Government Funded Housing and many receive other forms of aid. This diversity has created a loving, unique, dynamic group of kids that are amazing at change and real-world applications to their learning! They really experience each day as a passionate, social environment and have grown to be more responsible for their educational success.
My Project
I have worked in a flexible seating classroom and saw the amazing success it created for the students! Currently, I have 2 wobbly chairs that are rotated between students daily. Seeing their excitement when they receive their turn and increase their daily focus and engagement.....all because of a chair. I am requesting 4 yoga balls for a group center, 10 seat stimulating seat cushions for every-day student desk chairs (keeps them having to adjust to keep their balance, using micro movements-engages their attention); and finally, some colorful stools for our math center table to help student move around quickly. I am also hoping to create a classroom library that is more like a library! A easily washable couch would be the perfect addition, in order to create a comfortable, reading-focused space. Research and real-world applications have shown that micro-movements and gross motor skills practice through flexible seating helps most students focus for 18-26 minutes longer on a single task, than without the seating. Thank you so much for helping a young, engaged teacher create a loving, learning environment!
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-AUH1200AC-SO Plastic Stack Stools 12" Height (Pack of 5)
• Amazon Business
$80.00
1
$80.00
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, 52cm
• Amazon Business
$16.98
4
$67.92
Yes4All Exercise Balance Disc / Stability Disc with Hand Pump – Air Stability Wobble Cushion (Black, 14 inch)
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
Materials cost
$155.11
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$12.10
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.33
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$199.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$35.21
Total project goal
$234.75
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$234.75
1 Donor
-$234.75
Donations toward project cost
-$199.54
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