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Ms. Backman from San Jose, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wiggle Worms Need A Safe Way To Wiggle!

My students need 2 Hokki stools to help them focus during class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Backman's classroom raised $272

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

My students are little wiggle worms and they need help to focus on class lessons.

I teach 21 wonderful first grade students in the California Bay Area.

My students come from poverty but they don't let that stop them. This year I have 2 students who have extreme difficulty sitting still during lessons. They are constantly moving around, laying on top of their desks, and leaning back in their chairs. My class spends a large amount of time sitting on the carpet during lessons. I have found that my 2 wiggle worms actually do better sitting at their desks instead of the floor. At their desks they are able to move around without distracting the students around them.

My Project

I am asking for 2 Hokki stools to help my little wiggle worms focus their energy and be able to focus on their lessons. These stools will force the students to use their core and will give them a safe way to wiggle around but the seat keeps the child from falling off.

These stools will help my students to have a safe way to wiggle.

These stools will help them to focus and I won't need to worry about them learning back in a chair and falling. Thank you so much for helping my little wiggle worms!

Ms. Backman Jeanne Meadows Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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 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

21 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hokki Stool - 15" Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $90.91 2 $181.82

Materials cost

$181.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.80

Total project goal

$271.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$271.99

1 Donor

-$231.19

Donations toward project cost

-$231.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.80

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$0.00

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