Who's Donating
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Lexie Hartung
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Stephanie & Justin Walsh
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Emilie and Matt DeLaney
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Marjorie King
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jay hayden
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Marian and Albert Fowler
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Jason and Kristin Cyr
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Jan Moore
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Mitzi Paul
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Blaine Page
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Brenda Cyr
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Denise & Blaine Page
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Steven and Theresa Lane
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Anna Loome
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MaryAlice Mowry
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Sue Van Hook
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jay hayden
Flexible Seating for Middle School Readers
Project Leader: Anna Hager Loome
Middle school English and Language Arts students spend a significant amount of class time reading, including both teacher-chosen and student-chosen books. Reading proficiency, as well as the background knowledge students accumulate by reading, are vital to students’ success in high school and beyond. I know I am doing something right as a teacher when my students walk into class and ask me, “Can we read today?”
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Reading in a traditional classroom desk or on a hard floor quickly becomes uncomfortable for students, as it would for most adults. Allowing students access to a variety of seating choices during reading time helps them look forward to reading tasks and engage fully in the task. Choice seating is a well-documented and successful strategy for promoting reading in middle school classrooms. Choice seating will be a privilege in the classroom that comes with certain responsibilities, including productive behavior, compliance with directions, and appropriate use of materials and seating.
Support the creation of a Reading Lounge and the life-long gift of reading with the purchase of a total of 18 bungee chairs, bean bag chairs, and cushions for the English/Language Arts classroom at Stearns Middle School in Millinocket.
Project Budget: $1,085.86
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Chair |
Quantity |
Cost |
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Bungee Chair |
4 |
$ 190.33 |
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Big Joe Beanbag |
6 |
$ 495.00 |
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Floor cushion |
8 |
$ 343.92 |
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Estimated Tax |
$56.61 |
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TOTAL |
$1,085.86 |
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