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Mrs. Elswick from Louisa VA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

If You Give a Classroom a Rug...

Help me give my students a classroom rug! Meeting on the rug is a vital part of our classroom community.

  • $368 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

In August, I will have a room full of bright-eyed first graders. These students attend a a low-income (Title I)public school in Virginia. They are curious, fun, wiggly, kids! I am hoping to purchase a rug so we can begin our day as a community with morning meetings and have a cozy space to learn and collaborate throughout our day. The rug is where we learn- not only academically but emotionally and socially. We begin each day with a class meeting and end each day with an afternoon meeting. A rug with enough space for all students would help our classroom community thrive!

My Project

Our classroom needs a large, clean rug that will allow all students in the class to collaborate as a class community.

A rug is the heart of the classroom.

It's where students begin and end each day. Before students are ready to learn academically the stage is set by building a strong class community. Where is the best place to do that? You guessed it! Together, on a cozy rug in the middle of a classroom full of learning.

Not only does our day begin and end on the rug, but kids love to hop on the floor and dive into a good book or use the rug to collaborate with classmates. A classroom rug is the heart of the classroom!

Mrs. Elswick
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets FE160-44A Color Rings Black (Seats 24) Children's Classroom Seating Rug, Rectangle, 7'6"x12' • Amazon Business $278.45 1 $278.45

Materials cost

$278.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.17

Total project goal

$367.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.80

1 Donor

-$367.80

Donations toward project cost

-$312.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.17

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 $0.00

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