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Mrs. Jeffries from Paris IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cozy Rug for Engaging Readers

Help me give my students a large classroom rug to help them be more comfortable and focused when they read in my class!

  • $182 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach anywhere from 20 to 25 fifth grade students that are from a small rural town in Illinois, most of which come from low-income families. Many cannot afford supplies or lunches for school and often have a rough home life. However, that doesn't stop them from being creative and hardworking students.

I love that my students show me that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself.

In fifth grade, the concepts the students are learning and the readings continue to get harder and harder in preparation for middle school. However, my students don't back down to a challenge and we work together to overcome any difficulty.

My Project

Not all students love to read. Additionally, not all students have a quiet, comfy space to read at home where they can fill their minds with the stories they are reading. One way to help with this is by incorporating space in my classroom where students want to read and can be comfortable while they are reading.

A reading space with a classroom rug creates a place like home for students.

Making students feel at ease at school can help in all aspects of their learning. Overall, I hope that this simple rug addition to my classroom can help motivate more students to love a life of reading.

Mrs. Jeffries
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rugshop Contemporary Modern Moroccan Trellis Area Rug 7' 10" x 10' Gray • Amazon Business $122.36 1 $122.36

Materials cost

$122.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.21

Total project goal

$181.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.41

2 Donors

-$172.59

Donations toward project cost

-$154.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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