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Mrs. Couch from Martinez CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Interactive Classroom

My students need autonomy to meet their specific needs. With benches and lights to read, easily accessible storage, and interactive word play tools, they can.

  • $628 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

When I tell my students we get to do Daily 5 and enjoy our books, they shout with excitement. It is my dream that the classroom be conducive to this passion. Right now they sit on the floor and shuffle through paper bins. It's hard for me to have the right tools at their finger tips.

Many of the students in my class are English Language Learners who passionately work to improve their reading and writing skills.

During writer's workshop they write feverishly, and when reading they practice recommended strategies. However, their spelling has errors you'd expect when learning a new language and it's tough to address word knowledge without a familiar and common routine. These kids are embracing the maturity and responsibility of fourth grade with pride. I would like to give to them a fraction of what they deserve in return.

My Project

Imagine being able to settle into a well lit corner on a cozy padded bench to enjoy a story and practice reading strategies. Being able to fall into the world of your book is made possible by the chance to spread out, away from friends, and get comfortable. If students aren't reading, they're choosing a quiet activity they've learned from one of the drawers. Maybe they're playing with roots, prefixes, and suffixes to expand their vocabulary. Maybe, they're using magnets to work on spelling skills. Either way, the time is purposeful, directly addressing the individuals needs, motivating, and creating a love of learning.

Students have such specific needs but all students will benefit from uninterrupted reading time.

Within this structure students get to read daily helping their ability grow. There's also space to engage with vocabulary, writing, and word work so I can meet the many individuals' needs, leaving no skills out.

Mrs. Couch
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prepac Monterey White Cubbie Bench • Amazon $88.99 2 $177.98
Safavieh CY6915-236 Courtyard Collection Indoor/Outdoor Area Runner, 2-Feet 3-Inch by 12-Feet, Grey and Bone • Amazon $69.05 1 $69.05
Blue Hills Studio Storage Cart with 10 Drawers, 13-Inch by 38-Inch by 15-1/2-Inch, Multi-Color • Amazon $58.08 1 $58.08
Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (5th Edition) (Words Their Way Series) • Amazon $45.61 1 $45.61
Best-Buy Magnetic Letters • Amazon $39.99 1 $39.99
School Specialty PROP-IT Magnetic Dry Erase Tabletop Easel, 18" H x 24" W • Amazon $33.95 1 $33.95
Fulcrum 30010-301 LED Battery-Operated Stick-On Tap Light, Silver, 3 Pack • Amazon $8.49 2 $16.98
Magnetic Poetry - Kid Genius Edition • Amazon $13.65 1 $13.65

Materials cost

$455.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$533.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.20

Total project goal

$627.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $627.98

15 Donors

-$554.15

Donations toward project cost

-$491.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.87

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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