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Ms. Singer from Sandy, UT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calm and Engaged Make Happy Students

Help me give my students books and comfy seating for our library and calm corner.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Singer's classroom raised $993

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are creative, thoughtful, and full of questions! When they enter into the classroom they are full of energy and excitement. It is hard for some of them to stay engaged while sitting in a hard, uncomfortable chair all day. They often get fidgety and restless.

I would like the opportunity to offer them flexible seating options that will make them more comfortable while they are learning!

A comfortable learning environment will lead to more student engagement, which means more success.

I would also love to include more books on my classroom library! My students love to read and we focus on reading on our own for about 50 minutes a day. Because my class has such a strong love for reading, I usually find myself short on engaging books to offer them. I would love to incorporate more higher level, engaging and new books.

My Project

I am requesting books and comfy seating for our library and calm corner. These are important for my students to further their academic and social emotional learning. Everything will be used in class to aid students in either field.

The large carpet and flexible seating will be in our calming corner and used to gather students when going over our SEL lessons or used for students who need a safe space to process their thoughts and emotions.

The book series and individual books will be placed in my library. Students will have more engaging and thrilling options to choose from for their independent reading.

The donations to this project will help to improve my students' understanding of comprehension, as well as improve their social emotional skills when they need to regain their emotional and physical control.

By having a vast variety of books in many genres and lexile levels I will be able to supply reading material to all my diverse learners. My class, will use these books to improve our reading scores. We have built up our reading stamina and my students have began to love reading, which is so important for long-term learners. Due to all of our reading our class reading level has gone up above typical growth. Having more books to challenge my students will aid in their comprehension. The materials and seating for the calming corners will aid my students who struggle with regulating their emotions. By having an area where students feel safe and comfortable they'll be able to take the time to calm themselves down and get themselves back to learn with the class. I want to make sure I am able to support my students in all areas to be grow and people and learners. Yet I truly need your support to make this a reality. Thanks!

Ms. Singer Lone Peak Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

Sandy, UT View local requests 26 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Circles Abstract Educational Area Rug for Kids Room Seating Décor, Children's Classroom, Play Carpet for Teaching and Playroom, Seats 24, 7'6" x 12', Brick • Amazon Business $300.58 1 $300.58
LC405GA - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 4 $239.96
SoftScape 15 inch Round Floor Cushions with Handles; Flexible Seating for in-Home Distance Learning, Daycare, Preschool, Classroom; 2 inch Thick Deluxe Foam (6-Piece) - Contemporary • Amazon Business $68.90 1 $68.90
The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Fablehaven Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison • Amazon Business $29.40 1 $29.40
The Shadow Children, the Complete Series: Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons; Among the Brave; Among the Enemy; Among the Free • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet) • Amazon Business $5.35 5 $26.75
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
Hatchet • Amazon Business $6.10 3 $18.30
Where the Red Fern Grows • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight (Middle-grade Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $6.38 1 $6.38
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69

Materials cost

$801.62

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$843.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.88

Total project goal

$992.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$992.52

1 Donor

-$992.52

Donations toward project cost

-$843.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.88

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$0.00

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