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Ms. Mitchell from Charlotte, NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Taking Our Children Onward and Upward

Help me give my students the best preschool experience this year with a new, large classroom carpet so that the children are not sitting on top of one another.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mitchell's classroom raised $665

This project is fully funded

My Project

I plan to use these materials to help my children meet preschool goals. Keeping my classroom clean and safe with the right essentials. The best way to help my students is to provide them with the best learning experience. I want to help them develop the best social and emotional skills so that learn to balance their behavior skills, which starts with a new classroom rug where they can gather and engage with each other using the plush toys and books.

The play centers need to be a positive learning environment so having the right manipulative toys will help build their physical and cognitive learning.

This includes materials such as the alphabet beads and the matching games.

My students are from the Covid COVID-19 era. With that being said, they need hands-on material because, on my home visits, many of them only use tablets.

Ms. Mitchell River Oaks Academy Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Charlotte, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

18 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seating Circles Rug - 6' X 9' Rectangle (Seats 30) • Teachers' School Supply $263.46 1 $263.46
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Set (fidget toy set; social emotional learning; compassion; calming corner) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Lakeshore Giant Alphabet Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
hand2mind Transparent Magnetic Chips Kit with 3 Magnetic Wands, Math Counters for Kids, Magnetic Counters, Counting Manipulatives, Math Manipulatives, Game Tokens, Counters for Kids Math (150 Chips) • Amazon Business $19.13 1 $19.13
Sensory Playtivity Squishy Sensory Discs, Set of 3 • School Specialty $18.37 1 $18.37
Counting Dinosaurs Toys Matching Games for Kids with Color Sorting Bowls Toddler Manipulatives Preschool Learning Activities Kindergarten Math Counter Montessori Fine Motor Skills Toys Age 3 4 5 Years • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
NEOFORMERS Magnetic Cars 4-Piece Magnetic Construction Set, Truck Kit Toy with Stronger Magnets 4 Set Cars • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
KUTOI Pipe Building Toys, Early Learning Educational Tubular Pipes, Kids Building Blocks, STEM Toys for 3 year old + Boys and Girls, 72 Pcs Stim Toy Set • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49

Materials cost

$458.01

Vendor shipping charges

$33.92

Sales tax

$35.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$564.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.62

Total project goal

$664.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$664.14

8 Donors

-$332.07

Donations toward project cost

-$282.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.81

match offer

-$332.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$282.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.81

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$0.00

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