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Mrs. Ridpath from Ronceverte WV is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wild, Wonderful West Virginia 1st Graders Need Flexible Seating

My students need wobble stools, balance ball chairs, and bouncy bounds as an outlet for their energy while learning.

  • $512 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are energetic, eager to learn, fabulous first graders. My school is a school-wide Title I school, where all students receive free breakfast and lunch due to our high population of children living in poverty.

Although my students face challenges in their young lives, they are still passionate about learning and doing their best in school.

Seeing their excitement for learning makes me want to do all I can to give them the best learning resources. Their excitement for learning is contagious!

My Project

I am excited at the prospect of being able to offer my students more flexible seating options in my classroom. Children are not meant to be still. They are happiest when they are moving while engaged in learning. Many children today cope with ADHD, and ADD, and some have tough home lives. I want to show them that they are important and valued in my classroom.

I want to provide my students with flexible seating to help them reach their full potential for learning in first grade.

I want to provide the best learning environment for my students, and that includes furniture such as wobble stools,yoga chairs, and bouncy bands that allows them to be just who they are - wiggly, wild and wonderful first graders.

Mrs. Ridpath
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair, Made in the USA, Active Sitting for Toddler, Pre-School, Kids, and Teens; Kids don't have to sit still anymore - "The BEST seat in any Classroom"! - Purple - Kids (14in) • Amazon Business $62.95 3 $188.85
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair - Classic Children's Stability Ball Chair, Child Classroom Desk Seating, Blue/Green • Amazon Business $55.99 3 $167.97
Bouncy Bands for Elementary School Chair (Blue) • Amazon Business $13.95 3 $41.85

Materials cost

$398.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$434.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.70

Total project goal

$511.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $511.35

4 Donors

-$511.35

Donations toward project cost

-$434.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.70

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 $0.00

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