You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Aupperle from Beaverton, OR is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Aupperle is requesting

The Perfect Balance of Movement & Focus!

Help me give my students balance ball seating so that our flexible seating options can become as diverse as the needs in my classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Aupperle's classroom raised $206

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My kindergarten students are emerging bilinguals as they are learning and speaking every day in both English and Spanish!

My kids have big hearts, curious minds and enthusiasm for learning new things.

We are part of a small dual language community where both students and staff value cultural and linguistic diversity. We face the challenges of poverty by leaning on and learning from each other. We are a team and a family in our classroom! Every day we are learning what it means to say, "I better my world, I better myself." Thank you for helping us to do both by contributing to our classroom community.

My Project

"Choose the chair that will work best for your body and help you learn best." That is what I said to my kindergarteners at the beginning of each week before they selected their flexible seating. Last year was the first year that I implemented flexible seating in my classroom. It was so fascinating to see what the students chose each week!

I never realized how much a chair could change a students' motivation to engage in learning.

Allowing students to select their own chairs gave them some agency in their education. I loved watching their understanding of their own needs develop as they tried using different chairs. All students have different needs, so it makes sense that the furniture they need to meet those needs would also look different.

Our school district invested in flexible seating last year, but was only able to buy a few chairs for classrooms. These balance ball seats look completely different from any of the other seating I currently have in my classroom! When I saw them, I immediately thought of how they would serve different students needs. Last year, I saw how wobbly chairs helped students who had trouble sitting still in a normal chair to sustain movement and focus simultaneously. A wobbly chair provides more of a side-to-side and circular motion. These balance ball seats give more flexibility for up and down motion. I can think of so many students who would benefit from this option! Plus, they look so cool, so I can just imagine how excited students will be to use them!

Ms. Aupperle Reedville 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.

Beaverton, OR View local requests

More than half 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

24 students impacted 1donor

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Aupperle is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA513DC - Flex-Space 22" Balance Ball Seat Bundle - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $142.44 1 $142.44

Materials cost

$142.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$174.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.81

Total project goal

$205.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.39

1 Donor

-$205.39

Donations toward project cost

-$174.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.81

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Aupperle and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"OR","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/the-perfect-balance-of-movement-focus/4394825/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":24,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Aupperle","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-606874399","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Beaverton","teachersOnPage":[3630182],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":4394825,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":88449,"schoolName":"Reedville Elementary School","authorIds":{"3630182":{"owner":"Ms. Aupperle","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4394825],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3630182_orig.jpg?crop=2099,2100,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565987736831","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20777726,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["Njc4NDc2MQ=="],"teacherId":3630182,"schoolCounty":"Washington","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"OR","name":"Oregon"}}