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Mrs. Rivas from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pull Up a Seat!

My students need sturdy stools for small group instruction.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rivas's classroom raised $388

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our classroom is constantly up and about. Learning takes place in each and every corner of our room. Partners find a spot to read under a table, individuals camp out at their desks while others meet with me at our small group table.

Our school is a place where students from all over the world come together to learn as a community.

We share what we know and we ask about what we're interested in. My students are consistently eager to have their turn to work in their small reading group and their math station with me.

My Project

We need a new set of stools for use at our small group table. Much of our instruction is done in groups of 4-8. This includes math lessons, leveled reading groups and writing conferences. Fitting eight chairs and eight hard workers at a table tends to be quite difficult.

By adding stools to our classroom we will no longer need to shift our large furniture around before starting math and reading stations.

The stools will be safely stored under our group table which will leave our team plenty of room to transition from one activity to another.

Mrs. Rivas Peterson 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

28 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stool Steel - 18"� • Sargent-Welch $36.90 8 $295.20

Materials cost

$295.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.17

Total project goal

$387.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$387.80

3 Donors

-$378.98

Donations toward project cost

-$329.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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