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Mrs. Burns from Homestead, FL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Burns and Noble Reading Lounge

Help me give my students a space to feel comfortable and sit back and explore the world through books.

  • $983 goal

This project expired on October 1, 2025.

This project expired on October 1, 2025.

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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 goal is to have my students sit back and get comfortable and read.

I feel a reading lounge with flexible seating will grow readers.

Image living in an environment where sustenance is always on everyone's mind. You long for a place you can get lost in, and travel to a place learning new things and discovering new adventures. The TV is always on, but books are conveniently absent from the home. You have access to books at school, but the chairs are rock hard and uncomfortable. A reading lounge with flexible seating would allow them to be comfortable and to get lost for a while in the pleasure of reading and exploring books. The bean bag chairs, lap desk and rug are a start to building a fully functioning reading lounge our "Burns and Noble Reading Lounge."

Mrs. Burns Coconut Palm K-8 Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Homestead, FL 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

HBCU Alum 120 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture Dillon Small Bean Bag Chair for Kids and Teens, Foam-Filled Beanbag Chair with Machine Washable Cover, Denim • Amazon Business $91.61 6 $549.66
Honey-Can-Do TBL-06322 Portable Laptop Lap Desk with Handle, Hot Pink, 23 L x 16 W x 2.5 H • Amazon Business $27.04 5 $135.20
Flagship Carpets Explore Through Reading Children's Educational Area Rug for Kids Bedroom Mat, Home Play Room or Classroom Carpet, 5' x 8', Multicolor • Amazon Business $108.25 1 $108.25

Materials cost

$793.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$835.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.35

Total project goal

$982.36

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