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Ms. Brokenborough from Philadelphia PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Seated and Focused

Help me give my students bouncy bands, wobble cushions, and other flexible seating options to help us create an engaging and welcoming classroom environment.

  • $391 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Next Year I will be teaching second grade again! My school is in a low-income urban area serving students from K-5, who are predominantly African American.

Second grade is a year of new beginnings and academic growth for students.

My students will come to me on a variety of levels academically. Having such a wide range of academic levels we need to use various methods to provide support. We will spend this year growing as individuals socially, emotionally and academically.

My Project

Students are spending more and more time sitting still in class. It is becoming more and more difficult to stay seated and focused on instruction. Through DonorsChoose.org I have been able to complete many fun projects. However, even those have become difficult for my students to sit through.

They just need to get their wiggles out!

I believe that flexible seating is the answer. I am hoping to allow students to have a choice in how they sit during work times in the classroom. The variety of seats and chair bands will help my students be able to fidget and get that energy out while continuing to engage in instruction.

Ms. Brokenborough
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands(r) for Chairs • Kaplan Early Learning Company $12.56 6 $75.36
LC511RG - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Green • Amazon Business $28.49 1 $28.49
LC529GR - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LC529RG - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LC528BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC528GR - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Chair Bands for Kids,LQQDD Chair Fidget Bands Natural Latex Stretch Foot Bands Alternative Flexible Seating Classroom Supplies for Elementary School SPD ADHD Sensory Fidgets for Classroom Chairs • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$297.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$332.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.63

Total project goal

$390.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$390.85

6 Donors

-$212.00

Donations toward project cost

-$187.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.30

match offer

-$170.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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