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Ms. Poplawski from Syracuse NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Power of Choice

My students need portable lap desks to provide options for flexible seating.

  • $394 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I work on an inclusive consultant teacher direct team. There are 40 students who move between our classrooms and often all 40 of us are together in one room with several adults in the room.

Many of the students have sensory needs and some just prefer to work on the floor.

Our school is a Title I school with high degree of poverty.

We have set up a classroom environment where flexible seating is encouraged, but our options are limited.

My Project

At any given moment you can walk into my classroom and see students spread around the room. Some sitting on stools, some on pillows, some work at a traditional desk, while others choose to work under my desk. This will provide them with additional seating options.

Working on the floor is usually the choice that many students make.

The lap desks will enable students to work comfortably and efficiently.

The lap desks will allow students the ability to use both hands instead of holding onto a clipboard. it will enable students with sensory needs to differentiate and maximize their learning environment.

Ms. Poplawski
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Red • Amazon Business $25.00 12 $300.00

Materials cost

$300.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.53

5 Donors

-$343.53

Donations toward project cost

-$292.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.53

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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