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Mrs. Fritz from Hermitage TN is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Reading Corner In The Art Room

My students need a carpet, books, beanbags, pillows and bookshelf in order to create a cozy reading corner in the art room.

  • $1,473 goal

This project expired on October 1, 2014.

This project expired on October 1, 2014.

My Students

I get about 100 students a day in the art room for an hour each session. My students range from Kindergarten to 4th grade. I like my room to be a welcoming, comfortable space where students can share their ideas and explore the many avenues that art includes.

My school is a neighborhood school with 50+ years of history in the community.

My K-4 students mostly live in the neighborhood, although some commute. Our school is a lively place, with many student's parents and grandparents having attended here as well. We have an ELL population, which is primarily Spanish speaking.

My Project

Many of my students do not have a library of books at home, and do not read for pleasure. We are always looking for ways to make reading a part of our lessons, and encourage students to find opportunities to read. I envision a reading corner in the art room to be a place where we meet to generate ideas, but also where the students can go to have a quiet space to reflect, or generate their ideas. To do this, we need a carpet space big enough for an entire class to gather. We also need beanbag chairs and pillows to make the space comfortable, inviting and conducive to reading. Finally, we need some art related books and a bookshelf storage system to make the books accessible and keep them organized.

With a reading corner, my students will read for pleasure.

They will begin to incorporate the ideas they generate into their art projects, making for richer experiences, deeper thoughts, and higher success rate in their artwork. Given the opportunity to read, reflect, meet together, and be comfortable in the space. will help communication and problem solving skills among peers. Finally, given the chance to read in the art room, my students will have richer vocabulary and ideas to contribute.

Mrs. Fritz
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL802 - Learning Shapes & Colors Activity Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00
JJ676 - Classic Birch Mobile Book Organizer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $349.00 1 $349.00
CF189 - Comfy Pillows - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
CK30BU - Big Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CK30GR - Big Beanbag Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CK30RD - Big Beanbag Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
RE983 - Colors Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 1 $36.50
RE989 - Shapes Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.50 1 $30.50

Materials cost

$1,203.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,252.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$220.95

Total project goal

$1,472.98

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