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Ms. Fischer from Martinez, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarten Couch Club

Help me give my students a collaboration area that promotes discussion and exploration in an intimate way. Couches provide a sense of flexibility, and creativity in ways that hard furniture does not.

  • $579 goal

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

My Project

Our kindergarten classroom is a beautiful place because of the students that walk through the doors everyday! We have students that share their hearts, and choose daily to be students that care about each other, and the environment around them. I am requesting a couch that is comfortable and inviting for young learners (ages: 3-6 years old) to engage in reading, storytelling, and collaborative learning. The funding requested would help me purchase a high-quality, child-friendly couch that will create a cozy and welcoming environment for students to develop their literacy skills and foster a love of learning.

This couch would help me to create:

a welcoming, comfortable reading and learning space, encourage early literacy development by providing a designated area for reading, support social-emotional learning by offering a cozy space for group activities and peer interactions, and enhance the overall classroom environment, promoting engagement and motivation in young learners.

My students are incredibly special, caring, and young learners. The room is shared by Transitional Kindergarten students and Kindergarten students. This couch will feel like home for these young learners and a sense of comfort while they engage throughout the day. Thank you so much for considering my project and for choosing to make a classroom a very warm and friendly environment.

Ms. Fischer John Swett Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Martinez, CA View local requests 40 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Easy-Clean Comfy Couch - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00

Materials cost

$399.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $36.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.72

Total project goal

$578.16

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