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Ms. Stewart from Detroit, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading and Relaxing in the Book Area.

My students need a comfy couch and chair to sit and enjoy reading great books.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stewart's classroom raised $463

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our Pre-K classroom is in a community that is in a greater need of good quality learning for early childhood aged children. The need to engage students at an early age to reading and literacy promotes school readiness, which fights against the growing problems of students graduating without reading skills to succeed in life.

MY students are excited and eager to learn new skills which connects to their every day experiences.

They are growing and learning from the same community as I did several years ago. I believe with the necessary resources in our Pre-K classroom, they can learn and become great leaders in our community. My goals as a teacher is to give my students the tools they need to be great thinkers and leaders.

My Project

I am requesting a comfy couch and chair to give my students a comfortable and spacious area to read, explore books, and to discover the use of their imagination. Our Book Area Is not complete or engaging without a place to relax and enjoy a good story. This furniture will help draw the students' interest to the area, and create a community of readers.

This project will make a difference because it will set the stage for life time readers and learners.

My hope is to make my Book Area more appealing and give my students the chance to explore the greatness of reading.

Ms. Stewart Carstens Academy of Aquatic Science Grades PreK-2

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

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.

Detroit, MI View local requests

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 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF683RD - Easy-Clean Comfy Couch - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
FF682BU - Easy-Clean Comfy Chair - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00

Materials cost

$358.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.42

Total project goal

$462.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$462.79

7 Donors

-$245.36

Donations toward project cost

-$208.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.80

match offer

-$217.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$184.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.61

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$0.00

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