You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Brenner from East Haven CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Comfortable Classroom Library

Help me give my students a small couch, flexible seating, and books for our little classroom library.

  • $498 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are an amazing group of young learners. I couldn't have asked for a more enthusiastic, thoughtful, and caring bunch. They come into the classroom every day with smiles on their faces and are ready to attempt anything and everything that comes their way!

My first-grade students love to learn, grow, and explore through reading every day.

My classroom is part of a high needs school and low-income school district. Our diverse classroom community includes students with a wide range of abilities and skills, as well as many students that are bilingual in English and Spanish.

My Project

As a first-year teacher, I have been striving to create a classroom environment that is engaging, welcoming, and inspiring to my students. I consider my classroom library corner to be one of the most important and most used areas of the classroom. I would love for my students to have a comfortable space that they can use to dive into their favorite books.

A library is a place for students to explore, think, grow, and use their imagination.

The couch, floor cushions, and bean bag will be used in our library area for comfortable and flexible seating during independent and partner reading. The addition of leveled books for emergent readers and books with Spanish text for bilingual students will give my students more options to choose from for their daily reading.

Ms. Brenner
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Brenner is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DHP Ariana Kids Sofa Futon, Converts from Futon to Bed for Kids, Lilac • Amazon Business $109.00 1 $109.00
SoftScape 15 inch Round Floor Cushions with Handles for Flexible Seating Classrooms, 2 inch Thick Deluxe Foam (6-Piece) - Contemporary • Amazon Business $64.99 1 $64.99
Big Joe 98-Inch Bean Bag, Limo Black - • Amazon Business $40.00 1 $40.00
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level B: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Levels E-F: 12 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level C: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $14.28 1 $14.28
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level A: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level D: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Scholastic First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels E & F • Amazon Business $12.42 1 $12.42
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level D: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level A: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level C: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level B: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
La llama llama rojo pijama (Spanish language edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Dragones y Tacos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.57 1 $7.57
¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobus! (Pigeon) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Un Pez Dos Peces Pez Rojo Pez Azul (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Goodnight Moon / Buenas Noches, Luna (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Jorge el curioso visita el acuario /Curious George at the Aquarium (bilingual edition) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$387.24

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.66

Total project goal

$497.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$497.71

6 Donors

-$420.06

Donations toward project cost

-$372.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.01

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"East Haven","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[7061787],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4721781,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-comfortable-classroom-library/4721781/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":15,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Brenner","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"7061787":{"owner":"Ms. Brenner","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4721781],"proposalHash":"1447953479","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7061787_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1578629479352","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21546315,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":499,"proposalURL":"project/kindergarteners-at-play/8199109/","matchingFund":{"name":"The Dalio Family","type":"AUTO_DONATION_MATCH","matchImpactMultiple":2.0,"multipleForDisplay":"2X","donorSalutation":"The Dalio Family","ownerRegion":null,"matchingKey":"24Princi","amount":0.00},"proposalTitle":"Kindergarteners at Play","proposalId":8199109},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7061787,"schoolCounty":"New Haven","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut"}}