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Mrs. Gatano-Swisher from Coatesville PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Avid Readers Need Seat Sacks!

My students need Seat Sacks in order to have their books at their finger tips!

  • $345 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My first graders are learning to become AVID readers! I love how excited they get when they read more and more! In first grade we work on building our reading volume and stamina. Our goal is to read independently for 30 minutes. My first graders read independently and with a partner daily at various reading spots in our classroom.

Seat sacks would allow the first graders to have their "just right" books at their finger tips throughout the day.

How do you get better at reading? By reading of course!

My Project

Seat sacks will be used by my first graders to store their "just right" independent books. Instead of digging through their desk or getting up to get books out of the book box they will have them readily available.

By donating to my project, seat sacks will ensure my students have more time with books in their hands!

First graders will be learning to be AVID readers by reading more and more. Seat sacks will allow my students to organize their "just right" books and reading workshop resources. During the day my first graders often read in various reading spots. The seat sacks would easily move with them to their spot.

Mrs. Gatano-Swisher
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seat Sack 30117 Storage Pocket, Grade 3 - 6, 17" Size, Large, Black • Amazon Business $8.63 30 $258.90

Materials cost

$258.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.67

Total project goal

$344.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $344.45

1 Donor

-$344.45

Donations toward project cost

-$292.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.67

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 $0.00

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