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Mrs. Teitelbaum from Stamford CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading on a Magic Carpet!

Help me give my students leveled guided reading materials and a new classroom carpet!

  • $775 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever". - Walt Disney

My students and our school are a diverse group of learners.

They love to learn and are always eager to please. In my classroom of 20 third graders, we have kids who have special needs, those who come from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, and students of different races. We are learning and looking to expand our knowledge through independence, working as a team and building a classroom family.

My Project

With a new classroom carpet, we will be able to meet for morning meeting, have a gathering area for read-alouds, as well as, for whole group instruction.

We know that not all children learn the same, but this goes for reading as well!

With leveled guiding reading materials, I will be able to instruct my students based on their reading levels. These two systems will allow me to meet with skills groups based on the individual needs of the children in my class. I will be able to give them specialized instruction in various groupings and hone in on exactly what they need to learn more effectively.

Mrs. Teitelbaum
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC140 - Charcoal Rectangular Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $389.00 1 $389.00
FF740X - High-Interest Intervention Reading Folders - Gr.4-5 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
LC465X - High-Interest Intervention Reading Folders - Gr. 2-3 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00

Materials cost

$619.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$658.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.17

Total project goal

$774.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $774.45

8 Donors

-$756.80

Donations toward project cost

-$658.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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