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Ms. Sakowsky from Dryden MI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

It's Ok to Fidget!

Help me give my students flexible seating and fidget cubes as positive ways to release their energy!

  • $489 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our Junior/Senior High School is located in a small town community where families will do everything and anything to help each other. Students in this building range from 5th graders to seniors in high school.

One of the benefits of this building is being able to see how the older students mentor the younger students!

These students have such a special bond between them! It makes me proud to work in a building where everyone looks out for each other!

My Project

My students are extremely hard workers but it is tough sitting in desks! Many of my students need to move and desks do not always provide the best opportunity for movement. Having some exercise ball chairs will allow my students to constructively move around while learning! My students also love using the fidget cubes! I have one and it is always in use.

Help my students release their energy in positive, constructive ways!

I have found that if my students are able to move around and "fidget" they retain more information and produce better work! Thank you in advance for helping my students be successful!

Ms. Sakowsky
Grades 9-12
  • Dryden High School
  • Dryden, MI
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 100 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LuxFit Exercise Ball Chair, Black • Amazon Business $69.95 4 $279.80
Helect H1037 Fidget Cube Toy Relieves Stress and Anxiety • Amazon Business $9.99 10 $99.90

Materials cost

$379.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.31

Total project goal

$488.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $488.71

3 Donors

-$471.06

Donations toward project cost

-$415.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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