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Ms. Swenson from Lowell, MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kidney-Shaped Table for Small Group STEM and ELA Instruction

Help me give my students a kidney-shaped table for small group work!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Swenson's classroom raised $362

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My Students

More than half of my students come from low-income households, and more than half are high needs students. I am working with a diverse and hardworking group of students from grades 2 through 4 who face a number of academic challenges.

In order for my students to perform in the classroom, they must be engaged and empowered.

Many of my students have attention difficulties or learning disabilities that require a room filled with patience, positivity, and flexibility. To access the curriculum, my students need multiple approaches to the skills and strategies that they are taught. Finding and implementing the unique ways that my students learn best by implementing technology is one of my goals as a first-year​ teacher.

My Project

A kidney-shaped table promotes a positive learning experience. Currently, my students use a rectangular table during small group instruction. This makes it difficult to meet the needs of all students. Having a kidney-shaped table will help me meet the individual needs of my students across all academic areas.

A kidney-shaped table will allow my students to make accomplishments in STEM and ELA.

Having a kidney-shaped table will encourage group work and allow me to monitor students. This type of seating encourages collaboration and teamwork. It will also allow me to check in one-on-one with students. Adding a kidney-shaped table to to my classroom will increase student engagement across instructional activities.

Ms. Swenson J.G. Pyne Arts Magnet School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lowell, MA 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TABLE - CS ACTIVITY KIDNEY 48X72 - BLACK LOCK EDGE/UPPER LEG - SPECIFY TOP COLOR - SPECIFY TABLE HEIGHT • Frey Scientific $244.27 1 $244.27
22-30 ADJ LEG • Frey Scientific $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS ACTIVITY TABLE ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT OPTION • Frey Scientific $0.00 1 $0.00
GRAY NEBULA (PP) - CLASSROOM SELECT • Frey Scientific $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS ACTIVITY TABLE LAMINATE TOP COLOR OPTION • Frey Scientific $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$244.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.31

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$307.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.22

Total project goal

$361.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $361.46

5 Donors

-$166.37

Donations toward project cost

-$156.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

match offer

-$177.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$150.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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