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Ms. Magnuson from Washington, DC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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How Can You Learn When You're Uncomfortable?

Help me give my students access to choice seating, noise-cancelling headphones, and bins to level our classroom library -- tools of an accommodating, differentiated learning environment.

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My Students

Never will you meet a more eager and inquisitive crowd. My fourth grade class includes learners of all styles and abilities, with widely diverse strengths, needs, interests, and backgrounds.

My students are united in their love of learning, but how they access learning differs from one to the next to the next.

Some learn best in a quiet environment while others thrive in partnerships. Some need a chair and a desk to get in the writer's mindset while others get the creative juices flowing when they are sprawled across the carpet. All of them need access to the tools of a comfortable and accommodating learning environment.

My Project

We all learn best when we can customize our space to meet our needs. The challenge is doing this in a shared space, where 25 other co-learners have different needs than you do. Students must learn to meet their needs in a way that is respectful to the whole classroom community.

A flexible learning environment enables all students to select the tools that make them feel comfortable and focused.

While some students may choose to work to music or in partnerships, others may choose to use noise-cancelling headphones as they focus on their work. When students need a change in space as they read, write, solve problems, or confer in groups, they can choose a chair and desk, a stool, a cushion, or a spot on the carpet. Fidgety students can concentrate their energy on tactile toys as they work. If a time pressure is motivating, or if thinking about working on a project for an indefinite amount of time is stressful, students can use a timer to stay focused. Accommodations like these are research-proven to support all children, and especially students with special needs like ADHD.

In a diverse classroom with wide-ranging abilities and needs, it is necessary to provide all kids with the right level of challenge in a differentiated classroom. Tools like a leveled library, organized in bins, support this goal. So do tools for math games that can be played at increasing levels of difficulty.

Every object in this project will be used and reused constantly, making every student feel like the classroom is really their own space to learn, create, challenge themselves, connect with others, and shape to their needs and interests.

Ms. Magnuson Eaton Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Washington, DC View local requests 26 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mpow [Upgraded] Toddler Ear Protection Noise Cancelling Headphones for Kids, NRR 22dB Adjustable & Soft Kids Ear Protection for Shooting Range Hunting, Hearing Protection for Kids Toddlers Children • Amazon Business $9.09 20 $181.80
ECR4Kids Scoop Front Storage Bins, Blue (10Pack) • Amazon Business $45.27 2 $90.54
Kids Floor Seats, 6-Pack-16 inch KinderCushion, Comfortable 2 inches thick Circles, Story Time Cushions for school or home, Alternative Seating, Yellow Blue Green Red Purple Orange • Amazon Business $69.95 1 $69.95
Fat Catalog Assorted Color Metal Stack Stool with Padded Seat, ALT1100SO (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $48.30 1 $48.30
Wrenwane Digital Kitchen Timer, No Frills, Simple Operation, Big Digits, Loud Alarm, Magnetic Backing, Stand, White • Amazon Business $8.49 4 $33.96
Marble Fidget Toy, Stress Relieve Toy 12 Pack Focus Enhance, Soothing Marble Fidgets Help Children and Adults with ADHD ADD OCD Autism, Depressions and Anxiety Disorders -by WEfun • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$434.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.73

Total project goal

$584.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$584.86

1 Donor

-$194.95

Donations toward project cost

-$165.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.24

match offer

-$389.90

Match offer toward project cost

-$331.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.48

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$0.00

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