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Ms. Vodopich from Bellingham, WA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learners Need to Move!

Help me give my students flexible seating to learn in an environment that fits their needs. We are seeking a collaborative work space with soft seating, a large carpet for class meetings, and wiggle balls.

  • $1,391 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Creative, kind, curious, smart...these are all words I would use to describe our class. I have been teaching for twelve years, and I can truly say that this is a class of learners: children who are hungry to find out how things work and why; who choose to read books, build paper cities, and write stories during free time; who work together to solve problems and offer each other ideas without being prompted.

These are the kiddos who are becoming the movers and shakers of the next generation.

I find myself inspired by the inquisitive, tenacious students who I am lucky enough to call "mine" this year. Whenever I present them with an experimental art project, a new math concept, or a chance to design something to solve a problem, I know I can count on this group of kiddos for the most creative, outside-the-box approach that one could imagine. This class is ready to learn, try new things, and change the world.

My Project

The students in my class are eight and nine year olds, who still have lots of wiggles that can impact learning. I have seen the positive effects of choice seating in the classroom--it provides students with flexibility that allows for collaboration and movement, empowering students to do what's best for them.

Research has shown that using floor seating, providing soft carpet space, and having stability balls at desks can increase focus and improve learning for many children.

These flexible seating options allow students to engage their core, spread out on the floor, work in groups, and experience movement while doing "seat work."

I would love to be able to offer choice seating for students whose focus depends on being able to use both their mind and their body while learning.

Ms. Vodopich
Grades 3-5
    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

    This project will reach 24 students.

    25 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA689 - Flex-Space Collaborative Floor Work Space Bundle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $436.01 1 $436.01
LC863 - Flex-Space Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 9' x 12' - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $389.00 1 $389.00
LC529BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 6 $149.94
WC218 - Automatic Ball Inflator • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$1,044.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $91.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,182.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$208.60

Total project goal

$1,390.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,390.64

24 Donors

-$1,390.64

Donations toward project cost

-$1,182.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$208.60

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