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Ms. Komatinsky from Carson, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wiggle While We Work!

My students need "wiggle stools" to allow them to remain seated and attending to a task for longer periods of time and with less classroom interruptions.

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My Students

My classroom serves students in Kindergarten through second grade who have been identified as being on the autism spectrum. The school is located in a suburb of Los Angeles County and the students come from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.

The students are all working towards the same grade level standards as their peers despite the many academic, social, and behavioral challenges of autism that they experience on a daily basis.

Many of the students have stemming behaviors and are constantly seeking sensory input either verbally, orally, with movement, or with touch.

My Project

The "wiggle stools" will provide the stimulation necessary to allow my students to remain seated for longer periods of time and allow them to make better use of instructional time. These materials will not directly teach my students new skills, but they will help my students learn in all content areas. Instead of having to take a break from working in order to get movement and sensory stimulation they will be able to do both simultaneously!

The donations for this project will improve my classroom by allowing students to stay seated and on task for longer periods of time and will reduce the number of interruptions to instructional activities throughout the school day.

In addition, the dynamic seating will allow the students to strengthen their core muscles, and it is well documented that low muscle tone is often present in children with autism.

I'm looking forward to seeing my students "wiggle while they work" and able to attend to classroom activities for longer periods of time.

Ms. Komatinsky Leapwood Avenue Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Carson, CA View local requests

More than half 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
STOOL - CS NEOROK - STOOL HEIGHT 15 - RUBBER BASE - SPECIFY FRAME/SEAT COLOR • School Specialty $62.97 4 $251.88
OPTION CLASS - CS NEOCLASS/NEOMOVE SHELL COLOR OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 4 $0.00
MARINE (PP) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 4 $0.00

Materials cost

$251.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.19

Sales tax

 $23.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.92

Total project goal

$392.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $392.82

5 Donors

-$202.45

Donations toward project cost

-$175.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$186.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$158.45

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.96

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 $0.00

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