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Ms. Lowry from Houston, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Carpet Time

My students need an area where they can meet for mini lessons and morning meetings. They need a carpet. We are required to have an area for kids to come together where they watch the teacher model the given skill.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lowry's classroom raised $350

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students walk in the doors everyday looking for that one person that cares about them and their learning. I work at a low income school where 90% of the students receive free or reduced lunch.

Many of the students face great hardships at home and come to school caring a lot of baggage.

Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day. A good majority of the students are not on grade level and are two to three levels lower than they should be.

My Project

Having an area for students to meet in order to gain knowledge is a big component to the curriculum being taught in my classroom. My students are in need of an area where they can come together to receive direct and guided instruction before they are asked to independently practice skill taught. The students need to see the teacher model how to do a skill, practice with the teacher, practice with a partner before they are able to attempt the skill independently.

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student engagement, you will also help to increase their academic achievement.

The carpet area is where they will receive the majority of the instruction that is needed to help them master a certain skill, while also giving them a place where they can be monitored to see if they are understanding concept.

Ms. Lowry Codwell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Circletime Around the World - 6'9" x 9'5" Oval • Kaplan Early Learning Company $263.46 1 $263.46

Materials cost

$263.46

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$297.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.48

Total project goal

$349.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$349.89

7 Donors

-$212.43

Donations toward project cost

-$180.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.86

Matching donations from our partners

-$137.46

Match offers toward project cost

-$116.84

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.62

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$0.00

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