Help me give my students a wonderful learning experience despite our really small space! I am looking for ways to incorporate alternative seating for my class.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. H's classroom raised $1,116
This project is fully funded
My Project
At the beginning of this school year, I moved from a large classroom to a regular one. At that time, all of our core and SPED teachers were teaching Literacy but were looking forward to an incoming of literacy teachers early in the first 9 weeks. A week ago, my administration let me know that the literacy teachers had been hired but, while waiting for building upgrades, we had to make space for them. They had no classrooms from which to operate.
In order to create space, my school was cutting the library in half and creating two classrooms and an office in the recovered space.
The 8th grade SPED teachers would be moved into these smaller rooms to make a place for the Literacy classes, whose class sizes were bigger. While I understood the reasoning, it was crushing to have a second move and a more restrictive room for my high energy kids.
The largest problem was the desk size. My largest class is 14 students, but the desks are pentagonal and take up quite a bit of space. Due to that, I began to explore alternative seating options in order to meet the sensory needs of my students as well as to make our new class home still feel comfortable. I am requesting bean bags, exercise balls, and Kore Wobblers to add alternative seating to our space.
In addition, my students need quick changes to their lessons and fast production of IEP documents, so I am requesting a printer cartridge in order to allow me to print in class rather than having to leave my learning space to use the communal printer, which is often in use by others.
Despite the challenges, I am hoping that our smaller space will allow us to be creative and think outside of the box, even as we move into it! Thank you for your contribution and help.
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Posh Creations Structured Comfy Bean Bag Chair for Gaming, Reading, and Watching TV, Malibu Lounge, Microsuede - Tide Pool
• Amazon Business
$68.99
1
$68.99
Posh Creations Structured Comfy Seat for Playrooms and Bedrooms, Large Bean Bag Chair, Malibu Lounge, Navy
• Amazon Business
$59.99
1
$59.99
Posh Creations Structured Comfy Seat for Playrooms and Bedrooms, Large Bean Bag Chair, Malibu Lounge, Black
• Amazon Business
$59.99
1
$59.99
Posh Creations Structured Comfy Bean Bag Chair for Gaming, Reading, and Watching TV, Malibu Lounge, Microsuede - Red
• Amazon Business
$59.99
1
$59.99
Educational Insights - Classroom Mood Filters 4/set Tranquil Blue
• Teachers' School Supply
$36.99
1
$36.99
Utopia Bedding Adjustable Bed Furniture Risers - Elevation in Heights 3, 5 or 8 Inch Heavy Duty Risers for Sofa and Table - Supports up to 1,300 lbs - (Set of 4 Riser, Black)
• Amazon Business
$16.44
2
$32.88
Dick Martin Sports - Exercise Ball 34in Orange
• Teachers' School Supply
$30.00
1
$30.00
Exercise Ball - 24" - Blue
• Teachers' School Supply
$20.00
1
$20.00
Materials cost
$790.44
Vendor shipping charges
$51.49
Sales tax
$64.42
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.86
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$948.21
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$167.33
Total project goal
$1,115.54
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,115.54
6 Donors
-$1,069.95
Donations toward project cost
-$948.21
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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