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Mrs. Archer from Reno, NV is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Set SPED Students Up for Success

Help me give my students the flexible seating and social-emotional learning accommodations and supports they need to be successful in the general education environment!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Archer's classroom raised $684

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am a special education teacher who provides instruction, support, and accommodations for children with disabilities to help them achieve success in their general education classrooms. My students have a wide range of disabilities, and with that comes a wide range of needs and strengths. The students I work with struggle with emotional regulation, executive functioning, self-management, and memory processing more than a typically developing student.

Due to their disabilities, my students require unique and diverse supports that are difficult to come by in most classrooms in order to achieve similarly to their typically developing peers.

These materials can be costly and are commonly paid for with special educators' own money, so I have been unable to provide my students with the most effective accommodations for their needs. This project might change that for my students.

I plan to use the flexible seating options to help my students who struggle with executive functioning and self-management attend to their tasks and increase their focus. I plan to use the social emotional learning tools to teach emotional regulation and calm down strategies to my students with explosive or unsafe behaviors that impact their learning and the learning of others. Finally, I would like to try new math tools to help build math fact fluency with my students who struggle with their working memory. The items in this project can help my students and I achieve these goals as a team.

Mrs. Archer Desert Heights Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Studico ActiveChairs Kids Wobble Chair, Flexible Preschool & Elementary Classroom Seating, Improves Focus, Posture & Helps ADHD/ADD, Sensory Chair, [Active Fidget Chairs], 14" Stool, Ages 3-7, Black • Amazon Business $70.80 2 $141.60
Bouncyband© Wiggle Seat Little Sensory Cushion • Nasco $15.89 4 $63.56
ECR4Kids SoftZone Floor Cushions, Square, Flexible Seating, Contemporary, 6-Piece • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
Open The Joy Anxiety Management Box: A Holistic Toolkit for Empowering Children with Therapeutic Steps, Playful Learning, and Proven Strategies to Navigate and Overcome Anxiety - Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $24.95 2 $49.90
Learning Wrap-ups Subtraction Self Correcting Math Problem Keys • Amazon Business $10.45 4 $41.80
Learning Wrap-Ups Addition Self Correcting Math Problem Keys - Home School Supplies and Tools • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Lakeshore Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - Set 1 - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.99 1 $37.99
Lakeshore Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches Letter Size 3 Mil 200/Pack (TP3854-200) • Staples $26.59 1 $26.59
Lakeshore Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Lakeshore Calm Down Cubes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Train Your Angry Dragon: A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Emotions and Anger Management (My Dragon Books) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39

Materials cost

$536.75

Vendor shipping charges

$6.36

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.56

Total project goal

$683.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$683.72

1 Donor

-$683.72

Donations toward project cost

-$581.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.56

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$0.00

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