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Mrs. Santiago from Kenosha WI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Big and Beautiful...Beanbags!

Help me give my students a safe and comfortable place to decompress in our classroom! We are in need of comfortable seating for our students to read, complete work, or just sit and feel safe.

  • $242 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." - Mark Van Doren

My inquisitive third graders are always searching to reach outside their comfort zone to learn more about a world full of possibilities.

They are curious, confident, and striving to become community leaders.

The majority of my students have a variety of obstacles to overcome. They need extra care for their social, emotional, and physical needs. My class consists of a majority of ethnic and social backgrounds. Many families struggle financially. My students use their big hearts to support one another and celebrate each other's successes.

My Project

These big and beautiful beanbags would be a great addition to our classroom's "safe spot", giving students a safe space to process and utilize social-emotional coping skills they are learning.

Our "safe spot" seating is a part of our classroom that is utilized daily when emotions are running high, the world is too big for comfort, or students are in need of safe space to solve classroom conflict.

Having to process and overcome many adult situations at home, my students utilize this space daily to feel safe and take an emotional break.

When not needed as a "safe spot" my hope is my class will enjoy these big chairs as a great quiet reading spot!

Mrs. Santiago
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gold Medal Bean Bags Tear Drop Leather Look Vinyl Bean Bag, Large, Green • Amazon Business $86.50 2 $173.00

Materials cost

$173.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.28

Total project goal

$241.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.88

2 Donors

-$241.88

Donations toward project cost

-$205.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.28

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 $0.00

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