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Mrs. Martinez from Culver City CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cozy and Creative Seating Reading Nook!

Help me give my students a comfortable place with flexible seating for them to foster their love for reading while improving mindfulness and reaching different styles of learning.

  • $688 goal

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My Students

My students are energetic and intelligent second graders. They amaze me year after year with how much growth they make at 7 and 8 years old. "My students crave reading good books and having a comfortable place to do what they love.

I would love to foster more of a love for reading and learning by creating a comfortable space for my students to grow as readers.

Our community is economically, ethnically, and culturally diverse. Our school offers immersion education in two languages: Spanish and Japanese. I teach a Spanish immersion class where approximately half of the students are non-native learners. Each child brings a diverse set of experiences to the classroom.

My Project

I believe all students need to feel safe and comfortable in their learning environment. In a world where their daily routines are seemingly in fast forward, students need to have a place of calm where they can go to center themselves and be able to escape through or connect to a good book. Comfortable chairs and a comfy couch that I have selected will help create a calming, comforting reading nook in the classroom. I believe being able to give my students seating options will help reach all styles of learning in my classroom.

As we continue to face increased budget cuts, our school relies heavily on community and parental resources.

Please help us create a comfortable place for my students to grow as readers.

Mrs. Martinez
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC347BU - Flex-Space Comfy Couch - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99
LC528BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 17" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
JJ728 - Story Wands • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$500.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$584.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.11

Total project goal

$687.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $687.40

7 Donors

-$470.00

Donations toward project cost

-$399.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.50

match offer

-$217.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$184.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.61

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 $0.00

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