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Ms. Horsting from Chicago IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

For The Love Of Reading!

My students need a comfortable reading lounge for listening to stories. My students need a vibrant rug.

  • $702 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Did you know that most of us are learning to read this year? Help us cultivate a classroom full of life long literacy lovers!

On the first day of school, our class broke into applause and rejoiced over how much they enjoyed reading.

As a kindergarten class in a Chicago Public School we are faced with many challenges. However, despite the struggles some of our students face; such as language learning and low-income, they come to school every day excited to learn. Our kindergarten class is exceptionally sweet, caring, and genuinely enthusiastic about learning to read!

My Project

Our rug is the most important spot in our classroom. It is our shared space where we meet for morning meetings, read-alouds, sharing our work, and independent reading time. A new vibrant rug will allow everyone to comfortably sit together. An inviting listening center will provide students a chance to listen to exciting stories during our daily center rotations. A new "fun" listening center will help us fall in love with storytelling.

Help nurture our class' intrinsic love for learning by providing an inviting opportunity that will foster their love for reading.

A new listening center will grant our class the chance to comfortably lounge while listening to exciting stories. A vibrant rug will provide a welcoming place to sit during class meetings and independent reading time. Please help us nurture our love for reading!

Ms. Horsting
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF624 - Comfy Corner Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
TT668 - Alphabet Activity Carpet - 6' x 9' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00

Materials cost

$558.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$596.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.24

Total project goal

$701.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$701.61

13 Donors

-$473.08

Donations toward project cost

-$417.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.21

match offer

-$210.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

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$0.00

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