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Ms. Gimbel from Washington DC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

From Figetting to Focus

My students need bouncy bands foot widgets to help them focus in class without distracting other students and themselves.

  • $197 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach a vibrant group of 10th graders geometry. They are bright, motivated, energetic, and excited to learn.

I teach five classes of geometry and one class of algebra 2.

All of my students are on free or reduced lunch and many of them have not spent much time out of the city. It is my goal as a teacher to help them learn as much as possible so they can be successful in whatever career they choose.

I know my students are smart and they are constantly suprising me with what they can do. I want to provide my students with as many reasources to them so they can experience learning in many different ways and find what they can use to be most successful.

My Project

It is incredibly difficult to sit still for a long period of time espiecally when you're being asked to work on many math problems. As new technology comes out, our students are able to enter a world where they can focus and work at the same time.

Bouncy bands go at the foot of the desk between the front two legs they serve as a footrest that moves so that students can fidget silently and get work done at the same time!

It's magical!

I know I have an incredibly hard time sitting still so it's difficult for me to ask my students to do the same. I understand the need to fidget espiecally when you're sitting in desks for 8 hours a day. These bouncy bands can make the difference! It will allow the students to move with almost no disruption to the student themself or the ones around them! It is a simply fix to a big problem!

For both ADHD students and for the regular bouncy students this new tool will help my kids focus and be on task for long amounts of time. It will help with the long standardized tests they need to take and help them do better in class! My kids struggle with a lot so every big of support for them is huge!

Ms. Gimbel
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands for Desks (Blue) • Amazon Business $12.71 10 $127.10

Materials cost

$127.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$166.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.41

Total project goal

$196.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $196.05

2 Donors

-$166.64

Donations toward project cost

-$166.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.41

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 $0.00

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