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Ms. Spinelli from Gilbert, AZ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Reading Fun Again!

Help me give my students new and exciting choices to sit during independent reading time!

  • $1,103 goal

This project expired on October 13, 2025.

This project expired on October 13, 2025.

My Project

This upcoming school year I will be headed into my first year of teaching and will be in a 4th grade class! I am so excited and eager to meet the students and enter into the education world! Since I am a first year I am in need of any and all supplies and materials for my incoming students. Lots of crayons, markers, white boards, white board markers and creative supplies are needed. I am trying to make reading exciting to students again and get them wanting to read. I think by adding fun new stadium and bean bag chairs and cushions to the classroom and allowing a few students to sit in them daily during independent reading time will help boost their reading excitement!

This upcoming group of students is very special to me since it is my first year out of college and first year with my own students in my own classroom!

I am so ready and excited to start this year and get my first year under my belt. This year will be full of highs and lows but excited to see what all is in store! I am very grateful for any supplies and support I get!

Ms. Spinelli Towne Meadows Elementary School Grades 3-5 Gilbert, AZ View local requests Never Before Funded 30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maitys 4 Pcs Stadium Seats for Bleachers with Back Support and Cushion Folding Bleacher Seat with Backrest Wide Padded School Floor Chairs 5 Reclining Positions(29.5 x 21.7 x 2 Inch,Multi Color) • Amazon Business $118.99 1 $118.99
Dixon Ticonderoga Laddie No. 2 Pencil - Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $5.27 20 $105.40
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count, Clear, 5 mil., Laminate Business Cards, Banners and Essays, Ideal Office or School Supplies, Fits Letter Sized Paper (8.9 in. × 11.4 in.) • Amazon Business $23.70 4 $94.80
Crayola Kid's Markers Broad Line Assorted Colors 10/Pack (58-7722) • Staples $2.49 32 $79.68
15 Inch Round Floor Cushions for Kids and Toddlers, Flexible Seating for Classroom Furniture 3.5 Inch Thick Floor Pillow for Home, Daycare, Preschool, Yoga and Meditation (Elegant,12 Pcs) • Amazon Business $72.99 1 $72.99
Big Joe Milano Lenox Denim Cobalt Beanbag Chair • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Crayola Crayons Assorted Colors 24/Box (523024) • Staples $1.99 30 $59.70
Leinuosen 8 Pack Classroom Paper Trays 14''x10'' Hold A4 Paper Toy Handicrafts Colorful Turn in Trays Classroom Storage Baskets Also for Library, Office, Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom (Bright Color) • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack 75 Wipes/Container 3/Pack (30208) • Staples $14.99 3 $44.97
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Fashion Colors, 36 Count for Classroom, Office & Home Use • Amazon Business $21.39 2 $42.78
Double Sided Dry Erase Boards, Ohuhu 30-Pack 9 x 12 Inch Whiteboards Set, Including 30 x Lap Board, 30 x Black Markers, 30 x White Boards Eraser for Students, Classroom, Back to School Supplies • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Pacon Classroom Construction Paper Storage 26 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 18 1/2 White (PAC001316) • Staples $36.74 1 $36.74
Elmer's School Washable Glue Sticks, 0.24 oz., Purple, 30/Pack (2159542) • Quill.com $10.57 3 $31.71

Materials cost

$834.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $59.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$936.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$165.34

Total project goal

$1,102.27

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