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Ms. Kochakji from Van Nuys, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wiggle Worms Need to Move!

Help me give my students bean bags, various balls, hoola hoops and flags to practice their gross motor skills and coordination.

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My Students

I have a room full of energetic, curious, kind, playful, bright, active learners who love to move around, communicate and explore together. We have 12 boys and 12 girls from diverse backgrounds and cultures. These students are developing critical thinking skills together in an Advanced Studies classroom.

In addition to a rigorous academic pace, above grade level demands and learning to integrate technology and the arts across the curriculum, these students have an abundance of energy.

They need to be physically active to increase their memory and concentration during learning. Our school lacks PE equipment. We are lucky if we have 3 different balls at one time. These bright students thrive when they are presented with new challenges and a variety of options (inside and outside the classroom). Please help them get new and exciting equipment to play with and to promote their physical fitness.

My Project

Sitting on wiggle chairs with a knee up or a leg crossed will help students focus on their work, while still allowing them flexibility to move in their seats. Fun PE equipment will engage all students during physical activity, so they can be physically fit but also more ready to learn and retain knowledge in the classroom.

Help us make PE time more exciting with a variety of materials and equipment not otherwise available to these students.

They will LOVE the numerous new options and fun activities that will accompany these materials! These students are bright and love exploring new things.

Ms. Kochakji Stagg Street 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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Van Nuys, 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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Wobble Chair 14" - Dark Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $58.49 6 $350.94
Kaplan Colored Playground Balls - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $38.66 1 $38.66
Number Bean Bags (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.96 2 $35.92
Flag Football Belts - Yellow (Set of 12) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.06 1 $35.06
Flag Football Belts - Red (Set of 12) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.06 1 $35.06
24" Gross Motor Hoops - 1 Dozen • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Foam Turbo Football • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.46 5 $22.30

Materials cost

$550.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$638.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.75

Total project goal

$751.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $751.65

8 Donors

-$610.00

Donations toward project cost

-$518.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.50

match offer

-$141.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.25

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 $0.00

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