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Ms. Gaines from Culver City, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating for Growing Readers

Help me give my students flexible seating, to provide them with a comfortable environment while they are working on their reading skills and strategies.

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My Students

I’m the reading interventionist servicing struggling readers in grades kindergarten through 5th. These students come to me because they are having difficulty with reading and they work SO hard to improve their skills. The majority of the students I work with need help for a short time, while others have more intensive needs. My goal with the reading intervention room is to make sure it is student centered. When they leave their classroom to come to the intervention room, I want it to feel like it’s their second home, where they can feel comfortable taking risks. I feel like I’m one of the luckiest teachers in the school who gets to help students make big leaps in not only their reading growth, but in their confidence as learners.

My Project

Flexible seating allows students to take charge of their learning and make the choices that work best for them. During reading intervention time they choose a location in the room that works for them. Making sure students are comfortable is an essential component in motivating them. Currently, my students do not have any seating options other than a traditional chair or the floor. Even with the very limited options, I have noticed amazing differences in my students when they are given a choice in their seating.

My students are noticeably more engaged in their work and less disruptive of their peers when they are given a choice of where to work.

The products that I have selected will help my students by giving them additional seating options to make more effective learning choices. The wobble pads will help students who need additional movement while sitting. These will be extremely beneficial for some students that just need to get the wiggles out. The flexible floor seats will allow a comfortable floor seating option. They are lightweight and can easily be folded up.

I have seen how choice can positively affect my students work and demeanor. I hope that the additional seating options will help my readers grow even more!

Ms. Gaines Linwood E Howe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Culver City, CA 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

100 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 2 $109.98
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 2 $109.98
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98

Materials cost

$287.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$348.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.51

Total project goal

$410.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $410.09

1 Donor

-$410.09

Donations toward project cost

-$348.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.51

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