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Mrs. Schamerhorn from Houston TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Converting the Classroom

My students need to "kick away" the desks and get some comfy seating.

  • $502 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are hardworking, curious, and wiggly! My students are in a Title I, elementary campus, and most of them are low income. The students at my school may not have access to books and tools to help them discover new ideas.

I want to supply my students with their favorite books that allow them to have as close to normalcy as they had before the storm.

We are a STEM centered classroom and use a lot of real life experiences to fuel our learning.

My Project

We are INSPIRED by our wonderful school library. We are kicking away the desks (and many of the tables) and trading them for ottoman and floor seating.

My students work in stations and small groups 100% of the time.

You can often find students laying around the classroom at all times during the day. I believe in order to learn we must be comfortable. Especially when reading and writing I want my students to work where they are going to work best (even if that means laying under the table instead of sitting at the table).

I am asking for 2 ottoman sets to place in the library as a comfy place to read. I am also asking for a bookshelf and cube drawers to keep our notebooks since we are no longer using desks. The last thing I am asking for is floor cushions for the students to sit on at a floor table to read and write in their own comfort.

Mrs. Schamerhorn
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simpli Home Dover 3-Piece PU Leather Rectangular Storage Ottomans, Tanners Brown • Amazon Business $126.86 2 $253.72
ClosetMaid 4109 Decorative 6-Cube Storage Organizer, Black Walnut • Amazon Business $74.13 1 $74.13
HYSEAS 3D Digital Print Comfort Foam Throw Pillow for Home Decoration, Stump • Amazon Business $11.99 4 $47.96
Household Essentials 80-1 Foldable Fabric Storage Bins | Set of 6 Cubby Cubes with Handles | Black • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95

Materials cost

$390.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$426.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.29

Total project goal

$501.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$501.91

1 Donor

-$250.96

Donations toward project cost

-$213.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.64

match offer

-$250.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$213.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.64

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$0.00

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