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Ms. Castleberry from Garland TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ahhh! That's the spot!

Help me give my students flexible seating options to make learning more fun!

  • $1,127 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach an amazing group of diverse third grade students. The variety of cultural backgrounds, learning profiles, and learning needs definitely adds a special spice to our classroom.

Despite the various challenges they might face, each of my third graders makes the daily choice to be a 'Bubble Gum Brain' (inspired by Julia Cook's book of the same title); a student who chooses to focus on the importance of growth and the power of yet.

My students arrive to school every day hungry to learn and eager to shine! It's my hope to get some amazing resources to feed that hunger.

My Project

Student's work best when they are given choices in the classroom. It is also proven that movement can increase the brain's ability to establish deeper connections to learning and improves retrieval.

My goal is to increase student autonomy and encourage deeper learning connections with the use of flexible seating in our classroom.

My students love to move and they love options! The balance balls and wobble chairs are great tools to accommodate movement while still encouraging focus. The seating set will be great for creating cozy spots for independent learning!

Ms. Castleberry
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA680DC FlexSpace Cozy Work Space Bundle Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $710.60 1 $710.60
LA484DC FlexSpace 17 Balance Ball Seat Bundle Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $113.05 1 $113.05
LC762GR FlexSpace Premium Wobble Chair 12 Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
LC511BU FlexSpace Wobble Cushion Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$913.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$957.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.94

Total project goal

$1,126.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,126.27

6 Donors

-$734.18

Donations toward project cost

-$624.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$110.12

Matching donations from our partners

-$392.09

Match offers toward project cost

-$333.28

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.81

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 $0.00

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