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

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Small Group Learning to Increase Student Success

Help me give my students bouncy bands, headset holders, bookcases and other resources for the opportunity to learn in small groups throughout the school year.

  • 3 donors
  • $1,726 still needed

expires Jul 13

  • 3 donors
  • $1,726 still needed
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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Project

This project is very important for the implementation of small reading group rotations and reading intervention. These materials will enhance overall classroom organization and transitions between small group activities. While having to sit a lot in class the bouncy bands help keeps students engaged while being able to move. This helps students focus during small group work and allows myself to work with a smaller group of students while other students work at centers at their desk which include the use of Magna Tiles, headphones and holders for a library area which the bookshelves will be used for.

Help my student achieve the best possible experience in small group learning!

I have found my students thrive off of small group learning. It can be difficult to run small group learning alone in a classroom so the materials on my list will help my students be productive during this time whether they are meeting with me or working independently! They will love working with these materials and they will help them achieve their goals in the classroom. Thank you so much in advance! We appreciate all of the help that you are giving!

Ms. Kettelkamp
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bouncy Bands for Desk - for 20" to 28" Desks • Teachers' School Supply $16.99 32 $543.68
HomeMount Headphone Stand Headset Holder - Adhesive Gaming Headphone Hanger Hook Desk Mount for Most Headphone & Controller (Black) • Amazon Business $9.99 35 $349.65
KB Designs 2-Tier Shelf Wood Bookcase Storage Organizer, White • Amazon Business $36.14 3 $108.42
Leinuosen Set of 6 Assorted Color Portable Folding Stools 18 Inch Stackable Stool with Handle Foldable Stacking Stool Flexible Seating for Home Office Classrooms Camping Kitchen Party • Amazon Business $96.99 1 $96.99
Sani-Cloth Plus Disinfecting Wipes, 160 Wipes/Canister(Q89072) • Quill.com $18.79 5 $93.95
Magna-Tiles® - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 1 $54.99
Konohan 32 Pack Class Set Headphones for Kids Headphones Student Bulk School Classroom Headphones Wire Headphones Adjustable with 3.5 mm Jack for Children Adult(Red, Purple, Gray, Black) • Amazon Business $40.79 1 $40.79
5th Grade Jumbo Reading Success Workbook: 3 Books in 1-- Vocabulary Success, Reading Comprehension Success, Writing Success; Activities, Exercises & ... Ahead (Sylvan Language Arts Jumbo Workbooks) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
180 Days of Reading: Grade 5 - Daily Reading Workbook for Classroom and Home, Reading Comprehension and Phonics Practice, School Level Activities Created by Teachers to Master Challenging Concepts • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Awesome Writing Prompts Journal for Kids: Creative writing prompts and story starters to help children practice and improve their writing skills • Amazon Business $8.20 1 $8.20

Materials cost

$1,328.65

Vendor shipping charges

$62.55

Sales tax

$121.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,562.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$275.77

Total project goal

$1,838.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,838.47

1 Donor

-$100.00

Donations toward project cost

-$96.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$1,725.24

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