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Mrs. Phelan from Manchester NH is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seats Help Me Focus!

Help me give my students Soft Seats for sitting on the floor in the classroom.

  • $394 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is an elementary school in Manchester, NH, the state's largest city. We are a Title I school with students from diverse backgrounds. Many of our students speak English as a Second Language. We have a high poverty rate with over half of our students receiving free or reduced lunch. Many of our students come from families who are unable to purchase needed school supplies.

My fifth grade students need flexible seating to help them find their best spot in the classroom to stay focused and productive.

My Project

Flexible seating helps students find their best spot in the classroom to stay calm, focused and productive. Students feel empowered by having some degree of choice and control over their environment.

Flexible seating allows students to choose where they work.

They may be working with a partner, small group, or independently. The Soft Seats will allow my students to sit in many areas of the classroom. The Soft Seats will also allow my students to gather in one spot for whole group mini lessons.

The Soft Seats are easy to clean. They do not gather dust like a rug would. This benefits students with allergies to dust.

Mrs. Phelan
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 5 $299.95

Materials cost

$299.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.02

Total project goal

$393.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$393.47

2 Donors

-$258.00

Donations toward project cost

-$219.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.70

Matching donations from our partners

-$135.47

Match offers toward project cost

-$115.15

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.32

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$0.00

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