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Ms. Herbert from Chicago, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organizing the Classroom Library

Help me give my students book bins and seat sacks to create an organized classroom library!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Herbert's classroom raised $785

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

With the materials I have selected, students will be able to explore book options more easily and to more readily access their chosen books. Using the bins selected, books will be sorted into color-coordinated areas by both genre and topic. Students will easily be able to understand the organization of the library, leading to a deeper understanding of the amazing number of genres and types of books that exist. Using the seat sacks, students will store their chosen books for the week, and be able to easily access them. Finally, using the mesh pouches, students will be able to take home one book a week to read with their families.

An organized classroom library allows students to easily see and access books that interest them, thus helping to foster a love of reading.

With these materials, students will now be able explore a variety of genres and topics with ease.

Ms. Herbert Mary Lyon School Grades PreK-2

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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 11donors

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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 3 $447.00
Lakeshore Connect & Store Book Bin - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 12 $95.88
Lakeshore Connect & Store Book Bin - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 6 $47.94
EOOUT 24pcs Mesh Zipper Pouches, A3 Size Waterproof Black Zipper Bags, Water-Resistant Plastic Document Pouch for School Office Supplies, Puzzles & Games Organizing Storage • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Lakeshore Connect & Store Book Bin - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 2 $15.98

Materials cost

$627.79

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$667.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.74

Total project goal

$784.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$784.95

9 Donors

-$612.89

Donations toward project cost

-$539.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.18

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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$0.00

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