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Mrs. Matthews from Erie, PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Classroom That Is A Home Away From Home

Help me give my students a safe and happy classroom that makes students excited to learn!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Matthews's classroom raised $608

This project is fully funded

My Project

This project includes multiple items intended to brighten up the classroom. For many students, the classroom is their home away from home. My goal is to make my classroom as supportive, loving, and happy as possible in an attempt for students to be excited to go to school. Included in this project are items to help with the appearance of the room, along with manipulatives and sight word learning games to foster growth for students who are performing below grade level.

With your help, I would like to create a classroom that helps support students' learning while simultaneously designing a warm, happy, and loving classroom for them to learn and grow in!

Mrs. Matthews Pfeiffer - Burleigh Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Erie, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sauder 2 Tier Book Shelf Wooden Bookcase Multipurpose Bookshelf for Home Office, Living Room, in Chalked Chestnut • Amazon Business $88.52 2 $177.04
5 Tier 360° Rotating Stackable Shelves Bookshelf Organizer 360 Display Rotating Bookshelf Wood Book Shelf Organizer for Bedroom, Living Room, Study Room - Intexca • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils 7-11.5mm, Fully Automatic Pencil Sharpener, Auto in & Out, Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpener for Large Pencils, Sketch Pencils, Green • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
THE FIDGET GAME Sight Words - Learn to Read in Weeks, Master 220 High-Frequency Dolch Sight Words. Curriculum-Appropriate Reading Game for Pre-K to Grade 3 - NO-Letters Popping Mats & Dice Included • Amazon Business $29.39 1 $29.39
Teacher Created Resources Boxwood Better Than Paper Bulletin Board Roll (TCR77448) • Amazon Business $28.32 1 $28.32
Simply magic 141 PCS Base Ten Blocks for Math - Math Manipulatives K-3, Unit Blocks 1st 2nd 3rd Grade, Counting Blocks - Kindergarten Set, Math Blocks Ones Tens Hundreds, Place Value Number Cubes • Amazon Business $24.97 1 $24.97
Teacher Created Resources Better Than Paper Bulletin Board Roll, White Shiplap - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult - Lightweight • School Specialty $18.97 1 $18.97
Fun Size Coral Pink Loop-De-Loop Better Than Paper® Bulletin Board Roll • Amazon Business $17.59 1 $17.59
Zddaoole 60 Pcs Cute Pencil Topper Decoration, Different Pencil Clip Designs, Suitable for School Prize, Classroom Reward, Gift Idea • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$477.25

Vendor shipping charges

$1.90

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.11

Total project goal

$607.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$607.42

4 Donors

-$301.94

Donations toward project cost

-$259.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.29

match offer

-$301.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$256.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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