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Mrs. Tubridy from Howard Beach, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Bodies and Minds

My students need these items because with them we can help create a calming classroom which will drastically increase student engagement and productivity. We need light filters, clipboards and more.

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My Students

I am a Special Education teacher in a 3rd grade ASD Nest Class. The ASD Nest Program is a NYC Department of Education inclusion program for students with ASD in community schools. My class is one of the most comprehensive inclusion programs I have seen focusing on promoting strengths of individuals on the autism spectrum--as well as everyone else!

My co-teacher and I believe flexible seating has become all the rage in elementary school classrooms.

Rather than confining kids to traditional tables and chairs, we would like to provide students with lots of different seating options so that they can take control of their learning and find a classroom work space that feels best to them.

This year, we started the school year with several students who struggled to sit at their desks, let alone do desk work and participate in classroom activities. As my co-teacher and I began to brainstorm we realized we needed help and we lack the seating options that our students require.

My Project

This year, we started the school year with several students who struggled to sit at their desks. As my co-teacher and I began to brainstorm how we can help these students, we began reading about the Flexible Classroom. Our classroom environment should be conducive to open collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. This simply cannot be done when kids are sitting in rows of desks all day. That is why we want to be able to provide each student in our class with flexible seating (a variety of options). We hope this will drastically increase our student engagement and productivity. We are hoping for a great year with flexible bodies and minds!

The Butterfly Stool Modular Seating would be a great addition to our classroom.

It would provide soft foam seats that fit together in multiple configurations to create a custom seating space for the students. We could create a sitting circle, a central table with floating chairs, a long bench and more by rearranging the modular stools differently. It would be great for group activities.

We are huge fans of having students work in partners or small groups. Clipboards make this so much easier. Students can spread out and work anywhere. It also gives each student their own work space as well.

The Big Joe Lumin Chair would be a great addition to our flexible seating classroom. It is all about providing different options for our students. And added bonus....the teachers can use this chair as well.

To help us create a calming classroom we needed to diffuse the harsh glare of fluorescent lights (while reducing flickering and eyestrain). That is where the Light Filters come into play. We believe these will do the trick.

Mrs. Tubridy PS 207 Rockwood Park Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

21 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids SoftZone Butterfly Stool Modular Seating Set for Kids, Primary (6-Piece) • Amazon Business $292.82 1 $292.82
Letter Size Clipboards 9'' x 12.5'' Standard Clip Hardboard (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $19.95 2 $39.90
Big Joe Lumin SmartMax Fabric Chair, Blue Sapphire • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
Educational Insights Fluorescent Light Filters (Tranquil Blue), Set of 4 • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95

Materials cost

$385.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.38

Total project goal

$495.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $495.84

8 Donors

-$346.00

Donations toward project cost

-$297.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.15

match offer

-$145.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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