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Mrs. Lawrence-Smith from Long Branch NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Small Group Kidney Table

Help me give my students a comfortable learning environment to excel in reading!

  • $369 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Hello! I am a 4th-grade English-Language Arts teacher in an underserved New Jersey school district. Our students struggle in reading, and therefore many instructional practices are employed to meet their various needs. Our students are diverse culturally and economically.

In order to meet the needs of all students, small group instruction is a must.

Every day my students learn essential reading concepts through collaboration and small group instruction. Students learn in many different ways, and each student has their own set of learning challenges.

My Project

As a reading teacher, I meet with 6 small groups consisting of 3-4 students for 20 minutes each on a daily basis. During this time I am working with students to improve their reading deficiencies. Currently, I use a small oblong-shaped table to conduct small group instruction. This makes it difficult to meet the needs of all of my students. It is also uncomfortable for students to have me reaching over them, or squeezing in between them to work with a classmate.

Having a kidney-shaped table will encourage group work and allow me to monitor students with ease.

This type of seating encourages collaboration and teamwork during small group instruction. It will also allow me to check in one-on-one with students. There will also be a comfortable amount of space between each student which alleviates distractions. Adding a kidney-shaped table to my classroom will increase student engagement across instructional activities.

Mrs. Lawrence-Smith
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CN431 - Classic Adjustable Group Table - 36" x 72" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00

Materials cost

$279.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.27

Total project goal

$368.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $368.45

3 Donors

-$368.45

Donations toward project cost

-$313.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.27

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