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Ms. Budinko from Allentown PA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seating for Focus!

Help me give my students Kore flexible seating and bouncy chair bands so my students have an alternate option to standard seating when they need to increase their focus to learning through movement.

  • $358 goal

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Celebrate 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

I teach 8th grade students in a Life Skills classroom. Many of my students have an intellectual disability, but I also have students with Autism, ADHD, social/emotional needs, speech and language disorders. Their needs are many and diverse—but one thing they all have in common is their fortitude to learn and grow each and every single day.

My Project

When we return to school from virtual learning, I would like to create a classroom environment that provides my students with flexible seating to support their sensory needs, increase their attention, and address their behavioral needs. Students need to feel comfortable in the classroom. It is a key component in motivating them to learn. Currently, I have two standing desks. When my students choose to complete their work standing, I notice my students stay engaged for longer periods of time.

Traditional classroom seating isn’t ideal for all students.

The Teen Active Chairs and bouncy chair bands would provide an outlet for my student’s diverse needs. Your donation would give my students the ability to take charge of their learning and make the choices that work best for them.

Ms. Budinko
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teen Active Chair 18.7" - Dark Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.49 3 $229.47
Bouncy Bands(r) for School Chairs - Increase Focus and Decrease Anxiety • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.46 3 $40.38

Materials cost

$269.85

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.63

Total project goal

$357.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$357.53

3 Donors

-$162.15

Donations toward project cost

-$159.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.70

match offer

-$169.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.44

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$0.00

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