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Mrs. Laue from South Beloit, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarten is a Ball!

Help me give my students three ball chairs and a replacement ball for more comfortable seating options in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Laue's classroom raised $299

This project is fully funded

My Students

Developmental kindergarten is such an exciting group of mixed interests, abilities, and goals. Some of my students are learning to read, write, and count, while some of their classmates are learning to imitate sounds or hold a paintbrush or sound out words. Our group loves to play outside, learn new games, and dance.

In this class, we build a community around what we have in common and our shared experiences.

Through our morning meeting time, we get to know one another and learn how to show empathy towards our peers. We are working on building our character, our social emotional skills and our intelligence through a developmentally appropriate kindergarten program.

My Project

In my classroom I believe in giving my students choices. One of the biggest choices I give my students is where they sit and what they will sit on in my room. Currently I have floor cushions, Hokki stools, and regular chairs available to my students. Flexible seating allows my students to be comfortable while learning. Gone are the days of sitting in a chair and working all day long.

Classrooms that are student-centered are successful.

By giving my students additional seating options, I am empowering them to choose the seating options that best helps them learn and best keeps them comfortable in the classroom. Yoga balls have been a favorite of my students in the past, but I always had trouble with them rolling away. The ball chair gives the students the ability to utilize the yoga ball, and the ball stays where it is intended to be. I also appreciate the flexibility of the ball chairs, as they could also be moved to our meeting space with ease.

Flexible seating also teaches my students responsibility. In order to utilize the flexible seating, they have to learn the rules and respect them. Flexible seating, especially the yoga ball chairs, require a lot of responsibility as they are fragile and misuse could result in broken chairs or, even worse, hurt children.

By donating to my project you are empowering my students to learn responsibility and are empowering them to take control of their own learning environment.

Mrs. Laue Clark Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

South Beloit, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CANDO BALL CHAIR - PLASTIC - MOBILE WITH BACK - CHILD SIZE 15 INCH BALL - SPECIFY BALL COLOR • School Specialty $62.97 2 $125.94
CANDO BALL CHAIR - PLASTIC - MOBILE WITH BACK - CHILD SIZE 15 INCH BALL - SPECIFY BALL COLOR • School Specialty $62.97 1 $62.97
CANDO BALL CHAIR - ACCESSORY - REPLACEMENT BALL - CHILD-SIZE - 15 IN - BLUE • School Specialty $11.87 1 $11.87
GREEN (G) - CANDO BALL CHAIR COLOR - FABRICATION ENTERPRISES • School Specialty $0.00 2 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CANDO BALL CHAIR COLOR - FABRICATION ENTERPRISES • School Specialty $0.00 2 $0.00
BLUE (B) - CANDO BALL CHAIR COLOR - FABRICATION ENTERPRISES • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CANDO BALL CHAIR COLOR - FABRICATION ENTERPRISES • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$200.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.08

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.80

Total project goal

$298.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $298.67

3 Donors

-$243.00

Donations toward project cost

-$225.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.70

match offer

-$33.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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