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Ms. Barry from Peoria, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Understand Our Feelings

Help me give my students two new colorful carpets and a feelings lesson.

  • $671 goal

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

My Project

I have been very proud to teach an amazing group of students. Our classroom is a special education DC (Developmental Center) Preschool classroom. We have the capacity for ten students ages three through five, who have multiple disabilities.

We start our day doing our morning routine on our classroom carpet.

Our current large classroom carpet has been well loved and has seen better days. I would like to be able to give my students multiple beautiful new carpets for our different classroom learning stations to create a fresh and comfortable space. The black background will help with our students with visual differences. Using more items with the black contrast has been recommended by our vision teacher to help our students.

I liked how the colorful smiley faces on the carpets match the theme of the social emotional learning lessons “A Little Spot of Feelings.” This book and mini emotion plush toys will help teach our students about their emotions and feelings.

Ms. Barry Valeska Hinton Early Education Center Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Peoria, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

10 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Schoolgirl Style Rainbow Smileys in Black Criss-Cross Applesauce Educational Area Rug for Kids Room, Children's Classroom for Teaching & Playroom, 7'6" x 12', Black & Multi, Seats 28 • Amazon Business $319.99 1 $319.99
Flagship Carpets Schoolgirl Style Rainbow Smileys in Black Criss-Cross Applesauce Educational Area Rug for Kids Room, Children's Classroom for Teaching and Playroom, 5' x 7'6", Black & Multi, Seats 20 • Amazon Business $159.99 1 $159.99
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Set (fidget toy set, social emotional learning, compassion, calming corner) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00

Materials cost

$531.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$569.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.58

Total project goal

$670.54

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