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Ms. Gonzalez from Pasadena CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Readers Are Leaders

My students need a new rug for our reading area and comfortable seating options like bean bags.

  • $320 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach an amazing group of 4th and 5th-grade students. My students are creative, artistic, and kindhearted. Their love and interest in reading have blossomed and I just couldn't be happier!

Our school is considered a Leadership School and my students have definitely taken on leadership roles at our school.

On a weekly basis, my students visit their younger peers and read to them.

I've found that one of the best ways to build a community is through shared reading experiences. Shared reading is something that my students and I look forward to every day.

My Project

This year will be my fourth year teaching students with special needs. Throughout the past 4 years, I have arranged my classroom in a manner that fits the needs of all my students. This includes purchasing flexible seating options such as bean bags, flexible seating furniture, and rugs.

We currently need to replace a few items such as bean bags and a new rug for our reading area.

Many of these items were purchased during my first year of teaching and are no longer usable. Please join me in providing my students with a welcoming environment where they can grow as readers.

Ms. Gonzalez
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Standard Classic Bean Bag, Red (35") • Amazon Business $70.99 2 $141.98
Mohawk Home Aurora Planets SOLAR System Colorful Printed Kids Area Rug, 5'x8', Black • Amazon Business $76.27 1 $76.27

Materials cost

$218.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$271.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.91

Total project goal

$319.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $319.40

5 Donors

-$318.57

Donations toward project cost

-$271.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.83

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 $0.00

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