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Ms. W. from Chicago, IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Comfortable Place to Read

My students need comfortable and durable seating in the classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. W.'s classroom raised $466

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our classroom library needs help! With a classroom of more than 30 students, our library can quickly become crowded and noisy. We need seating that is portable and comfortable.

My students attend a neighborhood school in the inner city.

They are enthusiastic and determined learners in spite their academic challenges. When they find a book that they can read by themselves they want the time and space to enjoy their accomplishment.

My Project

This project will provide comfortable and cozy reading pillows. My students have a knack for finding quiet places on the floor or under their desk but after a few minutes these places become uncomfortable. Portable seating will transform these places into cheerful and relaxing reading areas. Then the students will be able to sustain their daily 30 minute independent reading time and fully enjoy their selections. I will be better able to suggest more challenging books when I can approach them individually. I can observe and support their reading more effectively in this more informal setting. My second graders of all levels will build their confidence as they develop their reading skills in a small more private setting.

Your donation will provide comfortable seating for a crowded classroom of second graders.

The reading pillows will allow my students to create quiet spaces to develop and share their reading skills and continue the journey to becoming lifelong learners.

Ms. W. Mollison Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD282BU - The Reading Pillow - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 3 $179.97
DD282RD - The Reading Pillow - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 3 $179.97

Materials cost

$359.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$395.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.77

Total project goal

$465.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$465.11

1 Donor

-$395.34

Donations toward project cost

-$395.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$69.77

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$0.00

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