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Ms. J. from Hartland, WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stability Balls To Improve Student Achievement And Focus

My students need 30 stability balls to keep them focused and more successful in school.

  • $509 goal

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My Students

Stability balls are making their way into classrooms around the world. Switzerland has used them for years, as they believe movement equals learning. Students who use the balls say they improved in their ability to pay attention, concentrate, take notes, engage and take exams.

Senioritis has taken a hold of my students!

As a high school English teacher, trekking through the last weeks of school, I am faced with stubborn seniors, piled papers and mounting milestones. Who will save the day? YOU! ...and stability balls. Help me keep my students focused and motivated. By the end of the semester, my students are ready for college. They know how to use commas, semi colons and conjunctions. But more than that--with the stability balls--they will be reminded that English can be fun. They know they’ll be able to devour whatever college throws at them! They may even decide to bring a stability ball with them to class!

My Project

Schiling, Washington, Billingsley, and Deitz (2003) found in-seat behavior and legible word productivity increased after the use of stability balls for 12 weeks (p. 1). They found “substantial improvement in engagement and in-seat behavior” after three 3 weeks of using stability balls (p.1). Not only was behavior affected, but achievement in fluency, comprehension, addition facts, subtraction facts, and Saxon math probes improved. Stability balls help students: 1. Stability balls may be part of the answer for teachers to help their students be more successful 2. Student behavior improves when using stability balls as chairs 3. Most student average fluency rates and comprehension rates improve.

Stability balls are socially valid.

A typical classroom has hard chairs with students listening to a lecture or taking notes, all while trying to sit still and be quiet. How are teachers to help students be successful who have a problem with one or more than one of these issues? Stability balls!

Ms. J. Arrowhead Union High School Grades 9-12

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Hartland, WI View local requests 300 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALL GYMBALL 30CM PINK • School Specialty Inc. $11.87 30 $356.10

Materials cost

$356.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.61

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$432.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.24

Total project goal

$508.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.29

1 Donor

-$508.29

Donations toward project cost

-$432.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.24

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