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Mrs. Shinagawa from Kailua, HI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating, Digital Learning

Help me give my students desk carts, speakers, and an Apple pencil to furnish my classroom with flexible seating options and tools to teach in a digital environment.

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My Students

My fifth grade students are excited to return to face-to-face instruction and I am eager to return to collaborative discussions and interactive lessons. I am challenged with new ways to teach students within safety guidelines yet still foster positive engaging interactions.

My students will have a choice to use flexible seating options to engage in collaborative discussions.

At MES we believe that every student is unique and we empower students by honoring diversity and maintaining high standards and expectations. Having flexible seating will maximize learning in language arts when they collaborate and share their ideas in small groups or when receiving instruction from service providers. Learning together is much more effective than learning in isolation.

My students come from diverse backgrounds with a range of needs and varied learning styles. Unfortunately, my school does not qualify for Title I services so funding is limited for special projects. Any support from donors would help place equipment and tools in the hands and seats of the students. We appreciate your support.

My Project

It is imperative that I have students engage in small group discussions and receive instruction SAFELY. Students love sharing their ideas with their peers and learning from each other. Mobile desks and stools will allow students to work together and still maintain their physical distance. They will be able to work in any part of the classroom or even go outside instead of being in one fixed location. This will be a great opportunity for students to receive peer feedback in their writing pieces or to receive small group intervention instruction. Flexible seating and headphones with a microphone will allow students to record their oral fluency passages independently.

Flexible seating will help me to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of my unique students whereby rolling desks will allow for flexibility in the learning environment.

I can challenge students who have mastered a skill or offer reteaching for students who need more time. The larger mobile desk will allow me or other service providers (Counselor, Special Education teacher, Interventionist, or Occupational Therapist) to easily work with one student or a small group in the class or just outside in the fresh air allowing for appropriate distancing.

Providing visual and auditory aids are important to address various learning styles. Recently our grade level received an iPad, TV, and Apple TV. A tablet stage will be used to project instructional materials to students from the iPad and an Apple pencil will allow me to digitally annotate them for my students to view. The speakers will provide a means to share audio from videos embedded in our literacy program and other sites.

Thank you in advance for providing my students with the tools and equipment to be successful in this digital era and for providing choices for flexible learning environments.

Mrs. Shinagawa Maunawili Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Kailua, HI View local requests

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seville Classics Airlift Sit-Stand Rolling Height Adjustable Student Classroom Laptop Home Office Pneumatic Mobile Desk Cart with Wheels, 28" XL, Pure White • Amazon Business $185.50 1 $185.50
Seville Classics Height Adjustable Sitting Mobile Laptop Desk Cart Ergonomic Table, Flat (23.6"), Black • Amazon Business $44.99 4 $179.96
Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia Speakers - for PC (with 3.5mm AUX & PC Input) Black • Amazon Business $99.00 1 $99.00
Apple Pencil • Amazon Business $94.88 1 $94.88
Pearington Plastic Commercial Stackable Stools, Multipurpose Stool Chairs for Schools and Offices, Flexible Seating - Set of 4, Black • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Belkin B2B118 Portable Tablet Stage, Compatible with Most Tablets and Smartphones Including All Generations of iPhone, iPad, iPad Pro, iPad mini and iPad Air • Amazon Business $68.00 1 $68.00
Cyber Acoustics Stereo Headset, headphone with microphone, great for K12 School Classroom and Education (AC-204), Black • Amazon Business $12.50 5 $62.50

Materials cost

$759.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$834.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.29

Total project goal

$981.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $981.95

1 Donor

-$981.95

Donations toward project cost

-$834.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.29

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