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Ms. Lennon from Dedham, MA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rug space for group learning and preferential seating options!

Help me give my students a new clean rug for whole group, small group and individual learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lennon's classroom raised $424

This project is fully funded

My Project

Every classroom needs a place for students to come together and be able to see one another in a comfortable space. Throughout the day learning takes place at desks, group tables, and on the rug. This movement around the room for the day is key for students to get movement breaks and have a comfortable working space. Preferential seating is a common and successful theme in classrooms across grade levels.

Having a clean and comfortable rug place to meet daily is a must in an elementary classroom.

In my classroom I use the rug throughout the day a space for the class to gather a whole, small group work and independent work time. Every morning we start our day together in morning meeting where we greet one another, read our morning message, share and do a brief activity. Throughout the day we use the rug space for mini lessons to activate our background knowledge together, listen to the goal at task, go over directions and then reconvene to share our ideas. Not only do we use this space as a whole group but also in small groups (both student and teacher led) to do projects like making google slides to for social studies regions group project or doing science discoveries like using trial and error to get a battery to light up a lightbulb when we do our Energy unit! Also, students like to use this space to do independent work to take a break from their desks. The rug provides a space for all of this learning to happen!

Please help me get a new CLEAN rug for my students to comfortably learn on together!

Ms. Lennon Riverdale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Dedham, MA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets My America Doodle Map Children's Educational Rug for Home or Office Carpet, Childrens Classroom, Kid's Bedroom or Playroom Mat, 7'6" x 12', Rectangle • Amazon Business $324.99 1 $324.99

Materials cost

$324.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.50

Total project goal

$423.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$423.36

3 Donors

-$398.36

Donations toward project cost

-$338.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.75

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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