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Mrs. Livingston from Huntington IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seating for Success!

My students need wobble cushions, folding stools, and a large rug to provide alternatives to desks and chairs, increase their focus, and give them ownership in the classroom.

  • $431 goal

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My Students

My students come from a small town of about 18,000. In recent years several of the factories and places of employment in our town have been lost. As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

My students are kind-hearted, creative, smart, and very spontaneous.

They need to move; they love to read and crave lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. As a result of all these factors, they don't all come to me with the life experiences we think of as typical. Many times they have no control over what happens in their lives at home. I want to offer them some control over their experience during the school day.

My Project

I want to introduce flexible seating in my classroom so that my students have some choice in their day. So much of my students' lives are out of their control and dictated by others, I want to give them back some ownership. Flexible seating will allow my students to choose where they want to sit and how they want to sit on a daily basis.

By having flexible seating in the classroom, students are free to make a choice of which seating arrangement is best for their learning.

By giving them a choice, I am helping them learn how to make appropriate choices to make them more successful in the classroom. Flexible seating will also help reduce the amount of behavior problems that happen in the classroom. By having flexible seating, students have their own space to spread out and have room to work. Having flexible seating also helps with engagement. By having higher engagement, students will be more successful and make higher gains through the year.

Mrs. Livingston
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SUESPORT Air Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion, Banlance Disc, Twist Massage, Fitness and Exercise, Pump Included, Diameter 14 Inch, Red • Amazon Business $14.40 12 $172.80
Safavieh Courtyard Collection CY6244-256 Black and Beige Indoor/ Outdoor Square Area Rug, 6 feet 7 inches Square (6'7" Square) • Amazon Business $86.32 1 $86.32
Epica Folding Step Stool, 9" x 11", Black • Amazon Business $11.95 6 $71.70

Materials cost

$330.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$365.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.55

Total project goal

$430.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.33

9 Donors

-$310.16

Donations toward project cost

-$263.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.52

match offer

-$120.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.02

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 $0.00

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