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Ms. Berkowitz from Berwyn, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Berkowitz's classroom raised $677

Flexible Seating: Increase Student Choice, Increase Learning

My students need flexible seating options to increase choice in their learning environment.

This project is fully funded

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Ms. Berkowitz Irving Elementary School
Berwyn, IL Grades PreK-2

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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 students are an energetic group of 20 second-graders. Each student brings individual passions and interests that make our room diverse in many ways. I work diligently to provide a learning environment that adapts to each of their unique needs through differentiated practices and student-led learning.

My 2nd-graders are a perfect blend of unfiltered curiosity and growing intellectual thinking.

They love to move and participate in hands-on learning experiences where they can work together. They are also incredibly passionate about technology and I often find myself learning some new tips and tricks from them. My students ask thoughtful questions about the world and are eager to dive deep into learning. I am so grateful to be able to teach these wonderful kids!

My Project

As adults, we are able to identifying an environment that is optimal for our own productivity. Some people prefer a formal desk with a swiveling chair, while others can get the most done on the couch in their living room. The same is true for my 2nd-graders and through this project I hope to give them the power of choice.

As unique learners, they need a variety choices when it comes to seating in the classroom.

I hope to inspire a sense of agency and engagement in learning by creating a space where students can choose how they learn. Selecting a seating option that works best for you is the first step in identifying your own influence in your learning. My students are starting to see that they can make choices themselves that help them learn more. With an increased sense of agency, engagement naturally increases as well.

In my currently classroom, students can choose to sit wherever they would like during independent work time. Unfortunately, the options are quite limited. This project will allow students to have a multitude of choices when it comes to seating. I have chosen the wobble stools for students who prefer to move as they read or solve math problems. The comfy seats will work for a student who feels most comfortable sitting on the floor while also feeling chair-like support. The soft cushions allow students to move throughout the classroom without sitting on the cold ground.

I often incorporate choice into learning activities in the classroom. I am excited to see how choice in learning environment can improve student success, too!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 20 donors
Ms. Berkowitz Irving Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Berwyn, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

20 students impacted 20donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair | Now with Antimicrobial Protection | Stem Flexible Seating | Made in the USA - Active Sitting for Kids - Blue - Kids (14in) • Amazon Business $69.99 4 $279.96
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99

Materials cost

$536.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$574.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.46

Total project goal

$676.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $676.42

14 Donors

-$522.72

Donations toward project cost

-$444.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.81

match offer

-$153.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$130.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

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 $0.00

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