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Ms. Petersen from Des Moines IA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Helping ELL Students Feel at Home

Help me give my students relaxing seating, lighting, and bookshelves to help them feel more relaxed in the school setting.

  • 4 donors
  • $184 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

As an ELA teacher, I have the pleasure of serving students from all backgrounds. Many of my students that I serve are ELL newcomer students. Many of these students come from places all around the world. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge and ideas. These students also have a large amount of trauma and stress that is placed on them. From trying to quickly learn how to speak, read, and write in English and with PTSD from past experiences.

With the materials in this project, my goal is to make the students feel more at home when they are at school by giving them a comfy place to sit and do classwork.

My students are deserving of a place to feel comfortable and safe. With your donation, we are a step closer to these goals for our kiddos.

Ms. Petersen
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
2 Pack Magnetic Bookshelf for Whiteboard Classroom, Black Magnetic Floating Book Shelves Magnetic Book Display Shelf for Kids Room Teacher Classroom • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
DEWENWILS Small Table Lamp, Boho Bedside Lamp with Linen Fabric Shade, Wood Tripod Nightstand Lamp for Living Room, Nursery, Bedroom, Kids Room, Side Table, 14.2 Inch, ON/Off Switch • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
RIIPOO End Bedside Table 3 Tier, White, Bathroom Nightstand Shelf for Small Spaces, Living Room, Office, Dorms • Amazon Business $25.98 1 $25.98
BIETCR Magnetic Spice Rack for Refrigerator, Strong Magnetic Shelf for Refrigerator, Metal Magnetic Fridge Organizer, Kitchen Organization, Spice & Seasoning Organizer, Kitchen Gadgets (2 Pack Black) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Tenmiro 65.6ft Led Strip Lights, Ultra Long RGB Color Changing LED Light Strips Kit with 44 Keys Ir Remote Led Lights for Bedroom, Kitchen, Home Decoration • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97

Materials cost

$115.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$7.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.46

Total project goal

$183.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$183.04

2 Donors

-$87.10

Donations toward project cost

-$81.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.56

match offer

-$87.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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