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Mrs. Bechler from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Groove and Learn

Help me give my students bouncy bands and cushion disc to help them move as they learn!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bechler's classroom raised $599

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is full of energetic and eager to learn children. My goal is to have a classroom full of grade level readers and mathematicians by the end of the school year! I plan to use technology as a teaching assistant!

I work in a public Title I elementary school serving students in grades PK - 5 in which such a large percentage of the school population receive free and reduced meals that we have been provided a grant to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.

My classroom consists of 20 First Grade students and me. My students consist of boys, girls, English speakers, and non-English speakers. Additionally, my children vary in their educational abilities with some students demonstrating above grade level behaviors while others have identified special academic needs. The technological backgrounds of my students are also diverse with some having continuous exposure to many technological devices and some having little to no experiences.

My Project

Many aspects of the chosen curriculum require kids to sit for large periods of time without much time for movement plus recess time has been decreased to make room for more academics so as a result kids are becoming little jumping beans of movement which often causes distractions to not only themselves but to others as well.

Help me give them an outlet for movement while they are sitting in their seats and learning!

The requested items will provide my students with items that will allow some low key fidgeting! The bands go around the legs of the chair and provides a little bounce and the cushion seats will allow more active students to groove just a little bit more.

Providing students more movement will actually lead to better growth with less negative behaviors as they will not be searching out sensory moments to move and groove. Focus will be improved leading to better absorption of academic material.

Mrs. Bechler Whitewater Academy Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands(r) for Chairs • Kaplan Early Learning Company $12.56 24 $301.44
Gymnic Disc 'o' Sit Jr. Air Cushion - Red • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 4 $136.64

Materials cost

$438.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$508.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.79

Total project goal

$598.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $598.61

2 Donors

-$598.61

Donations toward project cost

-$508.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.79

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