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Ms. Smith from Indianapolis IN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Therapeutic Seating!

My students need options for comfortable seating to help emotional regulation.

  • $543 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Hi! My students are referred to me by the school or their families due to having a hard time emotionally regulating, getting along with others, and/or having a hard time processing through traumatic events. My students and I work on expressing our emotions in a safe way, finding coping skills that work for them, conflict management, and social skills. My students receive a diagnosis before working with me. Each student is different but many of my students are diagnosed with diagnoses such as: ADHD, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation.

My Project

My students struggle with regulating emotions. Comfortable and preferred seating will help provide a safe therapeutic environment. These bean bag chairs with be in a "calm down" section of my room!

Please help me provide a comfortable and safe environment for my kiddos who have a variety of needs.

Bean bag chairs mold around the children's body, which creates a calming sensory stimulation. This calm feeling will increase the therapeutic process and help children open up. Many of my kiddos have a trauma history and my goal is to provide a place they feel safe in! Please help my kids! Thank you!

Ms. Smith
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Large Fuf Foam Filled Bean Bag Chair, Comfort Suede, Black Onyx • Amazon Business $84.87 5 $424.35

Materials cost

$424.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$460.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.30

Total project goal

$542.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $542.02

4 Donors

-$369.68

Donations toward project cost

-$314.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.45

match offer

-$172.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.85

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 $0.00

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