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Ms. Byrd from Saint Paul MN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

New Seating, Books, and Materials!

My students need more flexible seating (exercise balls and stools!), new reference books, and yoga mats to help their bodies and brains be ready to learn!

  • $356 goal

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My Students

We are a multiage (1st, 2nd and 3rd grade) Montessori classroom. Students are free to work in a carefully prepared, inspiring, and nurturing environment. We have 27 kids, ages 6 to 9, in our classroom community. Our students represent the community of St. Paul.

I am fortunate to teach students for 3 years - their 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade year.

Students are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own learning. Each child is an important member of the community who also is responsible for the health and well-being of the community. Older students can be role models for younger kids. I carefully prepare the environment so it is enticing for students. They are encouraged to work independently and together, continually building curiosity and delving deeper into each content area.

My Project

Hello!

I am requesting a few things to make our classroom a productive and peaceful learning environment:

1. More flexible seating: exercise balls and stools will help keep students moving and engaged while they work and learn.

2. Reference books for studying animals, botany, and more! I have checked each of these books out from the public library in the past and the students have loved reading them and using them to launch research!

3. Yoga mats for students to do yoga when they need a movement break.

4. Grammar symbols that help teach students that each word in a sentence has a job!

Ms. Byrd
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball - Anti-Burst Exercise Stability Ball for Kids with Air Pump, Orange, 45cm • Amazon Business $14.98 4 $59.92
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-1101AC-SO Plastic Stack Stools, 17.75" Height, 11.75" Width, 11.75" Length, Assorted Colors (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
Kid size Sticky Yoga Mat 1/8"x60" Thick 14 Colors SGS Approved Non-Toxic No Phthalates or Latex by Bean Products - Red • Amazon Business $16.75 2 $33.50
Bissell Carpet and Floor Sweeper with Dual Brush Rotating System and 4 Corner Edge Brushes • Amazon Business $28.48 1 $28.48
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum • Amazon Business $28.00 1 $28.00
Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum • Amazon Business $24.50 1 $24.50
Maps • Amazon Business $22.43 1 $22.43
Dinosaurium (Welcome To The Museum) • Amazon Business $17.18 1 $17.18

Materials cost

$268.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$302.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.30

Total project goal

$355.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$355.32

3 Donors

-$355.32

Donations toward project cost

-$302.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.30

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$0.00

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