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Ms. Mueller from Sioux City, IA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flex-Seating: Wiggle Chairs for Wiggly Kids

Help me give my students wobble stools to promote engagement and student chioce while improving learning.

  • $418 goal

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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

Teaching second grade at a Dual Language school has been an amazing experience! I consider myself one of the luckiest types of teachers because I am blessed with 40 diverse learners, each with unique personalities, capabilities, strengths, and talents. In our classroom, we use the Growth Mindset approach, which helps motivate and enhance our enthusiasm for learning!

I am unbelievably proud of the resilience and positive attitudes these kids bring to school every day!

Especially since we are in a mostly low-income/high-poverty school, with many of my students facing several challenges both in and out of the classroom. I have many students who receive various supports throughout the day. We strive to make school an enjoyable experience where all students feel safe, accepted, and loved!

My Project

Sit Still! Stop moving! Keep your body still! Stop fidgeting! My students will never hear me say these words in my classroom. I find it difficult to sit still for even a short period, therefore I do not expect my 7 and 8-year-old students to do so. Some children at this age are perfectly fine sitting still and can focus and learn, while others are not so fortunate. The students who fidget seem to have a more difficult time retaining information, they also tend to be more disruptive to their peers.

When children are given choices to identify what works best to help them learn, it helps build confidence, gives them a chance to take ownership of their learning, and creates a safe classroom community.

I believe all children can thrive and be engaged in classrooms that are comfortable, stimulating, and suitable to their unique abilities. This is why I am requesting flexible seating items such as wobble chairs. Alternative seating options will help improve my students' abilities to focus on their classwork and help stimulate their thinking, as they will be more comfortable. With flexible seating, my students will have the opportunity to take ownership of their learning by choosing what best fits their unique learning styles. This will result in increased positive classroom engagement and class productivity because students will be able to focus better.

Ms. Mueller Irving Dual Language Elementary 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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Sioux City, IA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
K'Motion Flexible Seating Stool - 15" Black • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.95 6 $299.70

Materials cost

$299.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.60

Total project goal

$417.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.33

6 Donors

-$383.51

Donations toward project cost

-$333.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.03

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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