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Mrs. McNamara and Mrs. Susami from Chicago IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rough Around the Edges

Help me give my students a classroom that is fun, functional, and safe while it promotes independence by providing us with environmental tools such as flexible seating and padding.

  • $797 goal

This project expired on January 5, 2023.

This project expired on January 5, 2023.

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My Project

Help us transform our classroom into a space that offers our little movers and shakers more opportunities for safe exploration and play! Our students are curious and fun, and we hope to foster these qualities in a setting that provides them with more independence by smoothing some of our rough edges, both literally and figuratively.

We need supplies such as bean bags, padding, and flexible seating options to ensure that all of our learners can access their curriculum in a safe and authentic manner.

Our classroom friends are still learning to move with independence, regulate their feelings and emotions, and to navigate the classroom setting safely, so having materials that reduce risk of injury and provide visual parameters, while offering them a literal soft landing, will allow them to make mistakes with low stakes consequences.

Mrs. McNamara and Mrs. Susami
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Children's Factory Premium Bean Bag Chair, 35 Inches, Vinyl, Blue • School Specialty $178.46 1 $178.46
M2cbridge Multifunctional Edge and Corner Guard Coverage Baby Safety Bumper DIY 6.5 Ft (Grey (6.5ft x 2)) • Amazon Business $16.90 10 $169.00
Children's Factory Pre-School High Back Chair, Vinyl, Blue/Green • School Specialty $134.21 1 $134.21
Childcraft Premium Highback Bean Bag Chair, 30 Inches • School Specialty $113.96 1 $113.96

Materials cost

$595.63

Vendor shipping charges

 $42.66

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$677.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.51

Total project goal

$796.73

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