Past projects 2
Flexible Innovators
Funded Dec 19, 2018Thank you so much for your continued support. Our journey to flexible seating has truly come a long way since we began the school year. My students and I have truly enjoyed seeing our vision come to life. You have helped us create a learning environment that meets the needs of different learning modalities.
With this project, my students received a brand new bean bag, two balance stools, bean bag refills for our older bean bags, and paint sticks. The bean bag and balance stools have allowed every student to have a more comfortable and flexible seat. It has brought our classroom up to 32 options for flexible seating. This is truly amazing as many of my students struggle with focus. The ability to have multiple seating options has made our classroom much more engaging and fun to be in.
Our materials arrived the first day back from Winter Break and my students were completely "stoked" to open the boxes. They truly took ownership in the new materials as they opened boxes, refilled bean bags and set out the new seating options.
Moving forward, our class will continue to incorporate flexible seating. We will use our materials to enhance our learning experience. As a teacher, I will continue to provide my students with an environment that is rigorous and engaging all while ensuring their academic and emotional needs are met.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Valadez
Full Flexibility Through STEAM
Funded Nov 28, 2018My students have been extremely touched by your generous donation to our classroom. From the moment I told them that we were fully funded, their excitement flourished. When we began to receive items, their faces instantly lit up. Throughout the days that we received packages, my students were constantly guessing as to what had come in. I can't tell you enough how excited they've been. We are currently waiting for a few other items and everyday they ask me if I've checked my box. :)
We recently and together set up our classroom for flexible seating and the benefits have been tremendous. We were able to create 12 new flexible seating options with your donations. We have incorporated tables that include balance ball, bean bag and stools as chairs. My students who struggle with attention have been greatly impacted by these options as they are now able to focus on assignments longer than usual. The new flexible seating options have created a classroom where my students are focused, comfortable, and more inclined to complete/submit assignments.
The next step in our classroom is to continue adding to our flexible seating options. We currently have another project going and these items will hopefully get every student out of a traditional seat, which my students are also very excited to get. This afternoon, we will begin using our oil pastels to create a drawing of a sea otter. This drawing will allow my students to finish up our unit on sea otters.
Thank you again for helping my students! I can't tell you how thankful I am for your generosity, it means the world to me!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Valadez