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Mrs. Levasseur from Berwyn Heights, MD is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Imagine: A Classroom Built for All to Succeed

Help me give my students an inclusive learning environment, built for the success of all.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

At our school we are incredibly lucky to have a community of a rich melting pot of cultures. We celebrate differences, while maintaining the unified goal of setting our students up to be as successful in the real world as we possibly can. In our classroom, we build upon connections made across these differences and similarities from our cultures in hands on, project based learning.

3rd Grade math is all about exploration.

My focus as a teacher has become making math as relatable to the real world as possible. My students become excited when math is tangible, visual, different than the run of the mill. With this generation, technology only adds to the excitement.

With a high percentage of our population having English as their second language, I find a certain level of comfort in math class, because numbers are a universal language. Math is a place for my students to build confidence, to make mistakes and then learn from them, to practice logic, to face challenges with rigor and most importantly to make connections and feel successful.

My Project

The world would be a pretty boring place if we all learned in the same way. But the amazing differences in our students can sometimes pose a challenge in the classroom for teachers. Moving into the next school year, my biggest focus is creating a learning environment that is stimulating, productive, challenging, rigorous but most importantly built for the success of ALL of my students.

Our school is an incredible school with a variety of cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds and needs.

Because of this, my students would thrive in a classroom filled with visual, hands on, movement based learning.

Hot Dots are an interactive hands on experience that is perfect for English Language Learners or friends that simply learn better visually. I plan to use these daily as a center. A lot of teaching math is intentional repetition to encourage memorization. 3rd grade math is really building the foundation of fact fluency, so that students are able to move on to high rigor word problems without facing the challenge of not knowing how to do the actual operations.

I teach departmentalized math, which means that I see three classes of about 23 students every single day. The biggest challenge I have faced is meeting the needs of nearly 70 students at once. I believe that using fidget tools and other physical space tools would enhance my classroom greatly. I really want my classroom to become a place my students WANT to be, where they feel comfortable to explore, make mistakes, but most of all learn.

Mrs. Levasseur Berwyn Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Berwyn Heights, MD View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trideer Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion with Pump, Flexible Seating Classroom, Extra Thick Core Balance Disc, Wiggle Seat for Sensory Kids (Office & Home & School) (33cm Mint Green) • Amazon Business $16.99 5 $84.95
Educational Insights Hot Dots Talking Pen, Set of 6 (New Silver Color) • Amazon Business $55.19 1 $55.19
Trideer Exercise Ball (45-85cm) Extra Thick Yoga Ball Chair, Anti-Burst Heavy Duty Stability Ball Supports 2200lbs, Birthing Ball with Quick Pump (Office & Home & Gym) (Turkis, 65cm) • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
Urban Shop Faux Fur Saucer Chair with Metal Frame, One Size, Black • Amazon Business $39.97 1 $39.97
Fidget Chair Bands for Kids - Flexible Seating Classroom Furniture Option for Kids with Fidgety Feet - Bouncy Foot Bands for the Desk or Chair for Students with ADHD, Autism, or Sensory Needs • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Educational Insights Hot Dots Let's Master Grade 2 Math Set with Talking Pen • Amazon Business $23.37 1 $23.37
Educational Insights Hot Dots Learn-to-Solve Word Problems Card Set, Grades 1-3 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Cash Register Drawer Insert Tray with 5 Bill/4 Coin Compartments for Money Storage, Black • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
Fidget Toys Set, Sensory Toys Bundle for Stress Relief, Sensory Fidget for Kids and Adults, Sensory Gadget for ADHD Anxiety Autism • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Educational Insights Hot Dots Math Flash Cards- Fractions • Amazon Business $11.09 1 $11.09
Educational Insights Hot Dots Math Flash Cards- Multiplication • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Educational Insights Hot Dots Math Flash Cards- Telling Time • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost

$373.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.19

Total project goal

$507.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.96

6 Donors

-$299.00

Donations toward project cost

-$257.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.10

match offer

-$204.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$173.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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