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Ms. Koester from Dekalb, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Collaborative Tables!

Help me give my students some classroom tables so that they are able to have more turn and talks and foster that collaboration that they desperately need in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Koester's classroom raised $1,681

This project is fully funded

My Project

This group of students is so unbelievably funny and hard-working! They love to collaborate and work together on projects, art, and math, and they also love reading with one another. They absolutely love helping their peers as well whenever they need it.

Having these tables will allow the students to have more collaborative time during our lessons and foster that crucial discussion piece even more so.

The specific size of these tables, it will allow our classroom more space so that we can create other collaborative working areas away from the tables as well.

Ms. Koester Lincoln Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dekalb, IL View local requests

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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture 30''W x 48''L Rectangular Grey HP Laminate Activity Table - Height Adjustable Short Legs • Amazon Business $220.43 4 $881.72
Flash Furniture 42'' Round Grey Thermal Laminate Activity Table - Height Adjustable Short Legs • Amazon Business $165.25 3 $495.75

Materials cost

$1,377.47

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,428.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$252.02

Total project goal

$1,680.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,680.15

1 Donor

-$1,680.15

Donations toward project cost

-$1,428.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$252.02

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