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Ms. Shelander from Lakewood, CO is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stop...Wobble, Learn

Help me give my students the gift of movement. As seen in various research, movement is one of the most important aspects of learning. Wobble stools ensure both movement and instruction happening simultaneously.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shelander's classroom raised $625

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Why are my students the best? They give me hugs, draw me pictures, tell me jokes, and say how much they like being in my class. They want to do their best, but sometimes things can get in the way of that.

The odds are not in their favor.

I teach K-6 graders at a Title 1 school. My students (all 45 of them) have also been identified as having one or multiple disabilities (e.g. dyslexia, ADHD/ADD, Autism, etc.) They continue to get farther and farther behind peers in their classrooms.

One part of my job is to target their needs and catch them back up to their grade level peers in small group sessions. The bigger part of my day is to build on my students' strengths. They are good at so many things and I capitalize on their strengths.

My Project

Let us be honest. Traditional classrooms are not working. What gives? Could it be students are having trouble sitting in a seat for 6 hours a day? Now imagine students who have a disability on top of this learning environment. Early research has shown that adaptive seating (such as using wobble stools) has increased progress in academics and behavior by about 70%. With my students having learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, Autism, etc., they can no longer afford just having one year's growth. I need to tap into their strengths, and adaptive seating is one tool that can help me get there.

Ms. Shelander Deane Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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More than three‑quarters of 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

45 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active Kids Chair by Studico – Wobble Chair Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Age Range 7-12 - Flexible Seating Classroom - 17.75" Tall - Helps ADD/ADHD - Corrects Posture – Green • Amazon Business $57.99 8 $463.92

Materials cost

$463.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.63

Total project goal

$624.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $624.20

9 Donors

-$349.00

Donations toward project cost

-$298.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.55

match offer

-$273.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$232.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.12

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 $0.00

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