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Ms. Cocks from Des Moines, IA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating Makes a Classroom a Home

Help me give my students flexible seating options and more choices for center time!

  • This project is not currently eligible for funding.
  • $827 goal
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Ms. Cocks Stowe Elementary School
Des Moines, IA Grades PreK-2

My Project

My students are funny, caring, determined, and wonderfully individual. They each come to our classroom with their own strengths, interests, communication styles, and ways of learning. Some communicate with words, some use AAC, and all of them have plenty to say! They work incredibly hard on skills that many people may take for granted, and I want our classroom to be a place where they have the tools and opportunities they need to participate, learn, and become as independent as possible.

My goal with this project is simple: create a classroom that works for my students instead of expecting my students to fit one idea of what a classroom should look like.

Flexible seating will give students safe options to move, wiggle, change positions, and find what helps their bodies feel ready to learn. The fine motor materials will help build hand strength, coordination, and control through activities that are engaging and meaningful. Those skills reach far beyond handwriting—they support communication, classroom participation, play, daily routines, and independence.

Every student deserves the chance to discover what helps them learn best and to experience success in a way that makes sense for them. These materials will give my students more opportunities to make choices, practice important skills, regulate their bodies, communicate, and participate more independently throughout their school day. Most importantly, they will help us build a classroom where differences aren't barriers to learning—they're simply part of how we learn together.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 8 students impacted
Ms. Cocks Stowe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Des Moines, IA 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

Never Before Funded 8 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flex-Space Premium Wobble Chair - 12" - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 2 $179.98
Comfy Stool - 10" - Sea Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
TURSTIN 6 Pack Stackable Classroom Stools - Plastic, Nesting, Colorful, Round, Indoor/Outdoor, Flexible Seating, Decorative Chairs for Home, Office, School • Amazon Business $94.99 1 $94.99
Bouncy Bands Soft & Flexible Wobble Seat • Kaplan Early Learning Company $66.45 1 $66.45
Clorox Value Pack Disinfecting Wipes Fresh/Crisp Lemon Scent 35 Wipes/Container 15/Carton (CLO30112) • Staples $43.19 1 $43.19
Lewtemi 4 Pcs Flexible Seating for Classroom Elementary 20'', Trendy Color | Yoga Inflatable Ball Chair for Kids, Wobble Donut Ball Chairs, with Inflator, for Student Sensory Balance Exercise • Amazon Business $37.61 1 $37.61
Learning Resources Big Feelings Pineapple Deluxe Social-Emotional Learning Toy Set, Yellow (LER6375) • Quill.com $21.14 1 $21.14
Lacing Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
60 Magnetic CVC Photo Objects by Learning Letters. Real-Life Images that depict Words that Follow CVC Patterns. Color-Coded by Short Vowel Sound. Manipulatives for Phonics and Vocabulary Development. • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
Making Good Choices Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Foam Dice Set - Bulk Pack of 12, 1.5 Inch Large Assorted Colorful Foam Dice Cubes with Number Dots, Use for Kids, Classrooms, Math Games, Building Toys, Party Supplies by Bedwina • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$620.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$702.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.90

Total project goal

$826.02

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