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Mrs. Laborde from Brooklyn NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seating for Special Students

Help me give my students flexible seating options including a beanbag chair, 2 wobble chairs and a balance ball.

  • $232 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I teach a kindergarten, first, and second grade bridge class in Brooklyn. I have twelve students with special needs. Our school has a 50% poverty rate. My students love to read, write, and do art projects. They also enjoy doing science experiments and learning about the world around them. They are very hard-working, full of questions, and they come ready to learn every day. My students are an inspiration to me because they are always full of energy and ready for new challenges.

My Project

Do you remember how hard it was to sit up straight at your desk in school? I teach a class full of students who have many different needs for how they work most successfully. They need a variety of seating options so they can concentrate on learning.

If they have the choice of a balance ball, wobble stools and beanbag loungers, they will feel more comfortable to focus their energy in our class work.

This will also help my sensory seeking students to feel less fidgety if they know they can work however they choose. In a busy multigrade classroom, we need to have the right set up so the children can work, create, and learn every day.

Mrs. Laborde
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active Kids Chair – Wobble Chair Pre-School - Elementary School - Age Range 3-7y – Grades K-1-2 - 14" High – Flexible Seating Classroom - Helps ADD/ADHD - Corrects Posture - Blue • Amazon Business $53.99 2 $107.98
Big Joe Bean Bag, 98-Inch, Sapphire • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
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, 45cm • Amazon Business $16.28 1 $16.28

Materials cost

$164.25

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.71

Total project goal

$231.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$231.42

6 Donors

-$168.92

Donations toward project cost

-$143.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.31

match offer

-$62.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$53.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.38

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$0.00

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