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Mr. Giso from Salem, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help for Hokki Stools!

My students need 6 Hokki Stools to help them reach their full potential when working with them in a group. These stools amazingly turn their energy into brain power!

  • $791 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I always say that a noisy classroom is a learning classroom. Classroom environment is so important in creating a classroom community. I want my students to see me as on their side, a guy that will do whatever it takes to "get to them," to make them know that I care and that I believe in them.

Hi there!

My name is Mr. Giso, and I've happily begun my 18th year teaching the elementary-aged learners of a small, urban city in Massachusetts. I teach with a talented group of colleagues. Our students are bright, talented and arrive at school each morning ready to learn in their second home--our school community. We are a family! Every student in our school is fed a free breakfast, lunch and healthy snack. Just like in any family, the "caregivers" and in this case it's me, want the best for their "kiddos!"

My Project

The Hokki Stools will allow me to get full attention from my littles--even at the end of the day when I let them know my little secret-- "Teachers get tired too!" I can only begin to imagine how successful these will be in my busy classroom. These stools are engineered so that students can move back and forth and concentrate at the same time because the stools absorb their energy so that they can focus and give me their attention. How awesome it this? No one likes to stay still--especially me. True story! These Hokki Stools are a true gift, based on brain-based research that will give children an extra boost to succeed. My students deserve this boost, but they are too expensive for me to pay for by myself. Gone will be the days when my students are asked to "stop moving!" This will benefit my kinesthetic learners, those that work extra hard to pay attention and just about any student that gets fidgety. Let's face it. This happens to the best of us!

This year my goal is to help each one of my first and second graders (I have both) reach their fullest potential.

I want to help my students focus and keep their mind on learning while getting their little "wiggles" out at the same time. It's a win-win situation for both my learners and me!

Mr. Giso
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 36 students.

    13 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hokki Stool - 18" Orange • Kaplan Early Learning Company $105.36 3 $316.08
Hokki Stool - 18" Light Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $105.36 3 $316.08

Materials cost

$632.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$671.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.52

Total project goal

$790.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $790.16

13 Donors

-$790.16

Donations toward project cost

-$671.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.52

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