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Mrs. Soiferman from Las Vegas NV is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Students Need Flexible Seating, Literature Circle Books, & Storage!

My students need flexible seating, literature circle books, and storage for materials.

  • $733 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

How can my students learn to apply close reading strategies without books? Our 5th grade team departmentalized this year and I am responsible for teaching ELA to 56 kiddos. As our arts-integrated public charter school in Las Vegas grows, resources are needed to compete globally and think critically. Many of the students I teach are at least 2-3 grade levels above 5th grade. Some of them need appropriate and leveled content to enrich their instructional level.

My students need flexibility to sit around the room comfortably and literature resources to be creatively challenged and motivated.

My Project

Do you remember how uncomfortable sitting in a hard chair in elementary school was? Well, I certainly do which is why I’m requesting flexible seating for my kiddos during reading. Students love to sit on a comfy chair while reading in a corner or under a desk. Being comfortable while reading such titles as, “The War That Changed My Life,” “Fish in a Tree,” and “Crenshaw” can make all the difference in the world to students.

Creating a classroom environment where materials are easily accessible is why I am requesting wall mounted files for students.

Lastly, students need differentiation for writing which lessens frustration and provides scaffolding for students who struggle with organizations and brainstorming.

Mrs. Soiferman
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BR302RD - Comfy Floor Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 6 $299.94
SAFCO Steel Wall Files Letter Size-Triple Pocket • Staples Advantage $35.39 2 $70.78
Fish in a Tree • AKJ Education $6.56 8 $52.48
The War That Saved My Life • AKJ Education $6.56 8 $52.48
Crenshaw • AKJ Education $5.83 8 $46.64
Writing Lessons To Meet the Common Core:: Grade 5 (eBook) • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Writing Learning Stations by Mark Twain Media (eBook) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$542.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$42.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$622.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.88

Total project goal

$732.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$732.56

10 Donors

-$635.76

Donations toward project cost

-$540.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.36

match offer

-$96.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.52

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$0.00

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