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Ms. Mortimer from Washington DC is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Us Create a Relaxing Reading Environment!

My students need 4 comfortable bean bag chairs for our pleasure reading station.

  • $263 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Nearly half of all Americans aged 18-24 do not read for pleasure. This is statistic. I want my current 6th graders to change by fostering a love for pleasure reading within my classroom. Help them be that change by providing a cozy reading nook for them to enjoy their books!

I am lucky enough to love walking into my school every single day.

It is a place that values the individual needs of students, the development of a strong community, and a place that aims to grow book lovers for life. My students are a vibrant group of 6th graders from all over Washington, DC. Their backgrounds are diverse and they come together to form a unique community and culture where all students can thrive.

My Project

In my 6th grade English classroom, we have a pleasure reading station. Currently this space is filled with desks and chairs, but I would love to replace some of the conventional school furniture with comfortable bean bag chairs to encourage students to cozy up with a great book. I know that environment affects outcomes in a classroom and I believe that giving students a place to relax as they read will encourage them even more.

My aim is to create lifelong readers-something that is lacking in our current society.

I want pleasure reading to be on the incline instead of declining year after year as it is now. By creating a fun and comfortable reading environment in my classroom, I know I will help create lifelong book lovers.

Ms. Mortimer
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Roma Chair, Limo Black • Amazon Business $45.00 4 $180.00

Materials cost

$180.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.44

Total project goal

$262.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $262.94

4 Donors

-$262.93

Donations toward project cost

-$223.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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