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Mrs. Bergeron from Cass Lake, MN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organization For Learning!

Help me give my students organization for their learning and supplies to help them be successful!

  • $597 goal

This project expired on July 6, 2025.

This project expired on July 6, 2025.

My Project

Finding and accessing learning materials in a timely manor is very important in my classroom. When the materials they need to use are in different places throughout the classroom it makes it difficult for students to find what they need in a timely manor. This disorganization hinders their learning experience and limits the effectiveness of our learning time. I am hoping to bring some much-needed order to our learning environment with these seat sacks and phonics kits. This will create a designated place for everything, students will be able to easily access and return materials, maximizing their learning time and fostering a more organized and engaging classroom environment.

Maintaining an organized classroom and lab environment is crucial for fostering success in our daily learning activities.

A well-organized space enhances productivity, reduces distractions, and ensures that materials are easily accessible, allowing students to focus on the task at hand. The addition of seat sacks will play a significant role in helping us efficiently organize both hands on classroom supplies and everyday learning materials. These seat sacks provide designated spaces for our materials, minimizing clutter and maintaining order, which in turn supports a more streamlined and effective learning experience.

By reducing chaos and promoting an orderly environment, we create a space where students can thrive academically and develop important organizational habits that will benefit them for years to come.

Mrs. Bergeron Cass Lake - Bena Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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

18 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Regular At-Your-Seat Storage Sack (15"h x 16 1/4"w) - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 2 $298.00
NEW Lakeshore All-In-One Magnetic Phonics Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 5 $149.95

Materials cost

$447.95

Vendor shipping charges

$22.40

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.48

Total project goal

$596.55

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