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Mrs. Kotwica from Algonquin, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need to Wiggle While We Work!

Help me give my students wobble chairs to help them wiggle while they work and stay focused!

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My Students

My fifth grade students attend an elementary school in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. We are part of a diverse community filled with hard-working families, supporting their children's academic needs as best they can. Many of our families have a child who struggles with focus and attention. As a school, we focus on always doing what's best for kids! We have received many acknowledgments for the success we have achieved in meeting the needs of our students, even though we have limited resources.

Several of my students just need to wiggle while they work to stay focused!

I may be biased but I have some of the best 5th graders! Their desire to learn and be the best they can be blows me away every day. However with the curriculum becoming more rigorous in 5th grade it can be difficult for them to sit in a traditional desk and chair all day.

My Project

I have the hardest working 5th graders who are setting goals to achieve major academic goals but sometimes it can be hard to sit in a desk and chair most of the day. I plan for movement and allow students to work throughout the room but sometimes that is just not enough. I have several students who can lose focus after a very short time. Flexible seating is increasing in classrooms and I want to be able to provide this type of seating for my students, especially for my students that struggle with attention and focus.

Wobble chairs are a perfect way to offer my students a chance to wiggle while they work!

I have seen the effectiveness of flexible seating (that include wobble chairs) in other classrooms. My goal is to acquire 6 wobble chairs so that all my students can wiggle while they work at our small group table. My small group table is used several times throughout the day which would give all my students a chance to wiggle and stay focused during our group time.

Mrs. Kotwica Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Algonquin, IL View local requests 20 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore Patented Wobble Chair | Now with Antimicrobial Protection | Stem Flexible Seating | Made in The USA - Active Sitting for Kids - Junior, Green (16in) • Amazon Business $70.98 6 $425.88

Materials cost

$425.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.58

Total project goal

$543.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $543.85

10 Donors

-$459.99

Donations toward project cost

-$391.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.99

match offer

-$83.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.58

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 $0.00

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