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Sit and Bounce

My students need 24 exercise balls to use as stability ball chairs, a foot pump, and 24 plastic discs to place the exercise balls on to keep them from rolling away.

$349 goal

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My Students

Do you ever find yourself moving all around in your seat because you cannot sit still? Now imagine that you are a six-year-old having to sit in a seat all day and not being able to wiggle. The stability ball chairs will allow my students to wiggle while staying in their spots.

The majority of my students come from military homes.

Being so young, this can be very difficult for them to deal with because they are constantly having a parent deploy. Our school has many students that qualify for free or reduced lunch and breakfast.

My Project

Stability ball chairs will help my students to release some of their energy while they are sitting at their table spots learning. It is very difficult for some of my students to sit still, they are constantly leaning back in their chairs, rocking in their chairs, and just moving all around in their chairs. This can be a distraction for others sitting around them. The stability ball chairs will help my students focus their energy into small bounces and require them to sit up straight. I have witnessed the change that these chairs bring to a classroom. Some of my students have sat in these chairs and what I saw made me a believer. My students were sitting quietly, bouncing, and were reading a book, this was a complete change from how they usually sit. While doing the same task, I would see these students wandering around the room, talking to others, and doing everything but reading quietly.

Being attentive can be difficult to accomplish when you have energy and want to move all around.

This project will give my students an opportunity to use some of their energy while continuing to focus on the lessons being taught.

Mrs. Wickenhauser

Grades PreK-2

Rockfish Hoke Elementary School

Raeford, NC

North Carolina

Nearly all students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 24 students.

62 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Cando Inflatable Exercise Ball 45cm - 18", Yellow • Quill.com $7.49 24 $179.76

Competition Plastic Disc • Kaplan Early Learning Company $1.69 24 $40.56

Onyx P105BLK99 Foot Pump Manual Inflation 3 PSI • Quill.com $17.99 1 $17.99

Materials cost			$238.31
Vendor shipping charges			$6.08
Sales tax			$18.59
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.57
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$296.55
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$52.33
Total project goal			$348.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$348.88
50 Donors			-$278.00
Donations toward project cost			-$244.25
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$33.75
Matching donations from our partners			-$61.53
Match offers toward project cost			-$52.30
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$9.23
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$9.35
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Sit and Bounce

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.