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Ms. Welsh from Caledonia, MN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Got the Jitters? Use a Desk Band!

Help me give my students desk bands to allow them to be able to fidget and move so that they are able to better focus on the lesson and their work.

  • $429 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

In first grade it is easy for kids to lose focus. What they need is to be able to move around, but this can distract from the lesson. One great way to incorporate movement while also making sure the kids are able to focus on the lesson is by using desk bands.

Desk bands would allow my students to fidget/move while still staying in their seats.

In first grade, kids don't have a super high attention span as it is, so any little extra way for them to move would help. By using these bands, the kids will be able to move their feet while still watching the lesson. I think these could help my students' attention span, thus allowing them to become better readers and mathematicians!

Ms. Welsh
Grades PreK-2
    More than a third of 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

    This project will reach 16 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Original Bouncy Bands for Elementary Kids Desks (Black, Pack of 10) - Allows Students to Move While Working, Increasing Focus, Improving Academic Performance and Relieving Anxiety and Hyperactivity • Amazon Business $159.99 2 $319.98
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92

Materials cost

$328.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$363.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.21

Total project goal

$428.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.04

2 Donors

-$428.04

Donations toward project cost

-$363.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.21

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 $0.00

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