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Ms. Pendergrass from Georgetown, SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Reading Readily Available

My students need book bins and bean bag seating to provide an area for independent and partner reading and research. The all purpose organizer will provide material storage.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pendergrass's classroom raised $545

This project is fully funded

My Students

Students reading on grade level is an awesome undertaking. Capturing the heart and mind of the students requires a student based physical environment that will enhance the experience of learning to read by stimulating all senses. "The more that you read, the more things you will know." Dr. Seuss

The students in our class have a true desire to learn.

Many of them are living in an environment where education isn't at the forefront of home life. It is my belief that we have the perfect time to guide them into making a choice to educate themselves for their future to be brighter. It is in the classroom that I get to know them and for 6 1/2 hours a day. We need to provide students with an environment that will make them want to learn and never leave. Our class has 18 students. We have 10 females and 8 males. We are in a rural community and many of our students live with grandparents. Many times they are only exposed to standard English at school and in books.

My Project

We are implementing the Daily 5 management system. With this program, students are required to be more independent when making their own choices for literacy blocks. The book bins would provide students with leveled books that they can carry with them around the classroom without risk of damaging books by dropping them. The bean bag seating would provide comfortable seating for students as the read with partners or by themselves. Organizational baskets will allow placement of materials used for research throughout the room. The fact that the items are color coordinated will provide ease of groupings.

My students love learning.

Reading, writing and research has guided many of our class projects this year. We use many different genres and strategies to support reading. The materials requested would enable us to gather information in a more organized fashion in order to help with our reading, writing and research goals.

Ms. Pendergrass Sampit Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA758X - Connect & Store Book Bins - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.50 3 $88.50
CK20GR - Little Beanbag Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
CK20RD - Little Beanbag Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
CK20BU - Little Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
TT927 - All-Purpose Teacher’s Organizer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
AA758RD - Connect & Store Book Bin - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99
AA758RG - Connect & Store Book Bin - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$398.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.61

Total project goal

$544.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $544.09

1 Donor

-$272.04

Donations toward project cost

-$231.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.80

match offer

-$272.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.81

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