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Mrs. Barclift from Albertville, AL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Active Seating 4 Active Learners!

My students need 2 Wobble chairs, 4 Wobble cushions, 2 balance balls, and 6 bouncy bands to help with difficulty attending and staying in seats as well as kids who struggle with postural stability due to weak core muscles.

  • $420 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

As a teacher in a low-income school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative, developmentally appropriate, and meaningful learning experiences.

I have been teaching and LOVING Kindergarten since 1995.

I taught 1/2 a school year in first grade. I am blessed, honored, and humbled to be able to teach and influence 19 children each school year.

I am grateful to have had Donor's Choose grant proposals funded in the past. I am glad to be back and hopeful someone will see the value in the materials I am requesting for my kiddos!

My Project

I am requesting 2 Wobble chairs, 4 Wobble cushions, 2 balance balls, and 6 bouncy bands to help with difficulty attending and staying in seats as well as kids who struggle with postural stability due to weak core muscles.

Why teach students to adopt a sedentary lifestyle when we can use active seating to combat inactivity, obesity, and other associated health issues?

By adding alternative seating with active seating options, my students will enjoy comfortable and safe stools, balls, cushions, and bands that encourage activity and discourage sedentary behavior, without detracting from educational goals–in fact, active seating enhances a student’s ability to engage in learning.

Active sitting is based on the idea that it’s not healthy for the body to be seated for long periods of time. Too much sitting still has been shown to lead to back and hip soreness, fatigue, decreased muscle tone and a lack of focusing ability. Active seating corrects these problems by promoting slight movements and adjustments for my kiddos while they sit. These movements keep their bodies more engaged, alleviating the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

Keeping a child’s attention on their school work can be difficult for any parent or teacher. Doing so when that child has autism, ADHD or some other learning disability can be even more challenging. Many of these kids have decreased muscle tone or a constant need for movement-based sensory input that contributes to fidgeting, slouching or soreness, making it tough for them to engage in learning. I recently ordered materials to create a sensory center for my students. These active seating alternatives would keep me on the path to creating a child-centered classroom which sets my children up to be successful!

Mrs. Barclift Albertville Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Barclift

Albertville, AL View local requests

More than 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

19 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CR122RD - Wobble Chair - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
Bouncy Bands for Chair (Blue support pipes) • Amazon Business $13.95 6 $83.70
Air Stability Wobble Cushion, Blue, 35cm/14in Diameter, Balance Disc, Pump Included • Amazon Business $13.50 4 $54.00
Rinco 36" Knobby Bouncy Ball Orange • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98

Materials cost

$297.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$356.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.89

Total project goal

$419.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$419.27

2 Donors

-$419.27

Donations toward project cost

-$356.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.89

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$0.00

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