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Ms. Ninua from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Balance, Bounce and Become a Better Listener

My students need four Balancing Ball Chairs to direct their natural Kinesthetic Energy and need for movement in a positive way in order to focus, maintain their attention and prepare for academic work.

  • $370 goal

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Ms. Ninua has another project! Donate to Organizing Our Kindergarten Classroom for a Better Learning Experience! to help her classroom.

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Ms. Ninua has another project! Donate to Organizing Our Kindergarten Classroom for a Better Learning Experience! to help her classroom.

$830 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

Balance, bounce and become a better learner

Our kindergarten classroom needs a set of Balance Ball Chairs.

I’m a Special Education teacher of the Integrated Co-Teaching Kindergarten Classroom. Our children are delightful, energetic and motivated young learners. Their first year in school is full of excitement and growth. We will be focusing throughout this year on mastering academic skills. We watch with delight as they learn letters, sounds and words and take their first steps toward reading and writing. They will acquire key fundamentals of math and have fun with language in every day as their vocabulary explodes.

In our classroom we have a group of children with special needs and also the handful of youngster who need an additional support. We support students by providing a safe, secure and loving environment to educate them socially, emotionally and cognitively. As a new teacher I witness that the school community is using every possible resources to accommodate each and every child’s special needs. However, I feel that supplying the classroom with additional equipment, such as Balancing Ball Chairs will help my students balance their sensory system and prepare for academic work.

My Project

Some children need more movement than others. And for some kids, being in motion is helping them to focus, listen and maintain attention. Teachers of the elementary grades have been noticing that when sitting on a ball chair and maintaining a balance, the child is able to direct his/her natural kinesthetic energy and need for movement in a positive way.

Balancing ball chairs have become absolute favorites in the classroom as it promotes children’s listening skills and helps them to focus and maintain attention.

Utilizing these sensory items in my classroom will help my students balance their sensory system and will enhance their motivation to learn.

Ms. Ninua PS 11 Highbridge School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Kids Balance Ball Chair, Purple • Amazon Business $69.98 4 $279.92

Materials cost

$279.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.43

Total project goal

$369.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.55

5 Donors

-$269.55

Donations toward project cost

-$229.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.43

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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