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Mrs. Wanke from Pecatonica, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wiggle While You Learn

My students need a stability ball, folding desk bike, health stepper, and bouncy bands to add to and help facilitate our alternative seating classroom.

  • $190 goal

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My Students

What do children sit on at school? For many of you, your answer would a chair. However, in my classroom students choose whether to sit on a stability ball, couch, papasan chair, or cushions. I adopted alternative seating because research has shown students learn better when allowed to move.

I teach in a small farming town in Illinois.

We have such a diverse student population. On one side of town we have students that come from half million dollar homes and on the other side of town students who come from public housing situations. 30% of our student population receive free and reduced price lunch and school fees. My goal for all my students is to give each and every one of them the SAME opportunity to learn with every advantage possible.

My Project

From the first day of school we discuss how to choose a seat that will best fit your learning needs. It is so rewarding to see students choosing to sit on the stability balls because they truly benefit from the extra movement. However, truth be told, ALL my students could benefit from a little extra movement. (I love to move around too!) I need to add more items such as the desk bike and steppers so students who sit at the papasan chairs or couch could peddle or step while listening in class, working, or reading. I would also love to add another stability ball and bouncy bands to help facility movement. These extra items would give EVERY child in my class the opportunity to "wiggle" while they learn.

Your donation to this project will not only help my students activate more areas of their brain to increase learning, but you will be empowering students to learn more about how they learn.

Students will be able to take ownership over their learning, which is a skill to last their lifetime!

Mrs. Wanke
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Drive Medical Deluxe Folding Exercise Peddler with Electronic Display , Black Model # RTL10273 • Amazon Business $26.18 3 $78.54
Bouncy Bands for Chairs • Amazon Business $10.95 2 $21.90
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Balance Ball, Lime • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
North American Healthcare Sitting Stepper • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00

Materials cost

$129.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.48

Total project goal

$189.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $189.84

7 Donors

-$178.95

Donations toward project cost

-$152.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.09

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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