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Ms. Novak from Sarasota FL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Flexible Space for Exponential Learning

Help me give my students books to help them read and square corner chair cushions, bookcases, soft rugs, throw pillows, and more.

  • $407 goal

This project expired on July 24, 2020.

This project expired on July 24, 2020.

My Students

My students make me feel special. They get excited about learning and that makes what I do so much easier. I love that my students can have fun while learning and brighten up any day while still being able to push themselves in the lessons to focus and excel. Most of my students see school as their home or comfort place. They want to come to school because it makes them happier and more comfortable. They have a lot going on at home and I want them to be able to forget about that while at school.

My Project

These materials will make a difference in my students' learning because they will have a flexible and comfortable place to learn. They will, then, be more willing and wanting to learn because it is at their own comfort level. With being at their own comfort level and having these books to read, my students will be continuously learning at their own comfort level.

Having my students feel comfortable at school is what is most important to me.

Along with that, the books that would be provided to them would challenge them in a way that would make them more willing to learn and wanting to succeed so that they can read the book they want to.

Ms. Novak
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pillow Perfect Outdoor/Indoor Rhodes Quartz Square Corner Chair Cushion, 36.5" x 18", Blue • Amazon Business $25.99 2 $51.98
Catalina Lighting 20744-000 Modern Mesa 5 Floor Lamp with Adjustable Reading Lights and Colored Shades, 67.5", Black • Amazon Business $44.87 1 $44.87
Furinno 3-Tier Open Shelf Bookcase, White • Amazon Business $22.37 2 $44.74
OJIA Deluxe Soft Fuzzy Fur Rugs Faux Sheepskin Shaggy Area Rugs Fluffy Modern Kids Carpet for Living Room Bedroom Sofa Bedside Decor(3 x 5ft, Grey) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Top Finel Decorative Throw Pillow Cases Soft Particles Velvet Solid Cushion Covers 16 X 16 for Couch Bedroom Car, Pack of 2, Grey • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Teyyvn Plastic Storage Basket, 10.03" x 7.59" x 4.09", Pack of 6, Gray • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Borrowers • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.78 1 $5.78
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Alice in Wonderland • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #1: Dinosaurs a Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3: Mummies and Pyramids A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Titanic: A Nonfiction Companion to Tonight on the Titanic • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$290.53

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$345.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.95

Total project goal

$406.32

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