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Mrs. ESPINOSA from Brooklyn, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Safe, Warm Classroom for Learning

Help me give my students flexible spaces to learn, focus, and self-regulate, along with diverse and SEL-focused books that encourage representation, emotional growth, empathy, and a strong sense of classroom community.

  • This project is not currently eligible for funding.
  • $811 goal
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Mrs. ESPINOSA PS 18 Edward Bush
Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are young learners who come to school with different strengths, personalities, experiences, and learning needs. They are curious, energetic, and eager to learn, but they do not all learn best in the same way. I want our classroom to be a place where every child feels comfortable, represented, and supported both academically and emotionally.

With flexible seating and meaningful books, my students will have more choices in how they learn, connect, and regulate their emotions.

The flexible seating will create purposeful spaces throughout our classroom: comfortable seating for whole-group lessons and read alouds, seating that supports focus during independent work, and a cozy corner where students can take a break, calm their bodies, and prepare to return to learning. Providing these choices allows students to begin recognizing what they need to be successful learners.

The books in this project are just as important. Diverse stories will give students opportunities to see characters who look like them, while also introducing them to people, families, cultures, and experiences that may be different from their own. SEL books, including the A Little SPOT series, will help us learn how to identify emotions, communicate our feelings, practice self-regulation, and solve problems with others. My goal is to create an inclusive classroom community that supports the whole child and gives every student a space—and a story—where they belong.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted
Mrs. ESPINOSA PS 18 Edward Bush Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half of 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stadium Seats Cushion for Bleachers with Strong Back Support, Folding Bleacher Seat with 20In Wide Cushion, 4LBS Lightweight, 6 Reclining Positions, Multifunctional Floor Chair for Indoor or Outdoor • Amazon Business $49.99 6 $299.94
Posh Creations Bean Bag Chair for Kids, Teens, and Adults Includes Removable and Machine Washable Cover, Canvas Stripes Gray and White, 27in - Medium • Amazon Business $48.87 2 $97.74
Tinideya 24 Pcs Floor Cushions Classroom,Medium 15.7 Inch,Colorful | Round Meditation Pillows for Adults Kids, Flexible Seating Nursery Living Room Yoga, Soft Padded Chair Cushion • Amazon Business $64.99 1 $64.99
3 Book Set: NEURODIVERGENT VOICES #2: Too Much, Abdul's Story,Supposed to Be Sunny (hardcover picture books; social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Set (fidget toy set, social emotional learning, compassion, calming corner) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
Cat Kid Comic Club - The Cat Kid Comic Club Collection: From the Creator of Dog Man (Cat Kid Comic Club #1-3 Boxed Set) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $28.45 1 $28.45
The Magical Yet (hardcover picture book, #1 in 3-book series) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
The Kids' Book of Diversity: Empathy, Kindness and Respect for Differences (The Kids' Books of Social Emotional Learning) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Fill a Bucket Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.95 1 $10.95
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39

Materials cost

$649.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$689.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.62

Total project goal

$810.81

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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