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Ms. Russ from Andrews, SC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Think Outside of the Desk

Help me give my students bean bag chairs to sit on in our reading center. The students will enjoy grabbing a book to read or working on assignments on the bean bag.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Russ's classroom raised $282

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are 6th, 7th and 8th graders who are all classified with exceptional needs. Our school is a Title I school in a rural area with all of our students receiving free lunch.

Most of our students live at or below the poverty rate.

They are good kids with good hearts. My students are active learners and do their best work when they engage in the activities. They are eager to learn and want to do well and be successful.

My Project

My students will benefit from having beanbags to sit on in our reading center. These bean bags will give them a place to do their work without the confines of the desk. My students have short attention spans, need movement and differentiated instruction. This includes different seating arrangements.

The beanbags will provide my students with a place to work on their assignments or to grab a book and read.

The change from a desk will stimulate their thinking process and enhance their learning. I will be able to lead group learning activities such as games like I have/Who has from the floor.

Ms. Russ Rosemary Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Andrews, SC 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BEANBAG CHAIR JUMBO SIZE - SELECT COLOR • School Specialty $58.77 3 $176.31
OPTION CLASS - BROWN SALES BEANBAG COLOR CHOICES • School Specialty $0.00 3 $0.00
YELLOW (YE) - BROWN SALES • School Specialty $0.00 3 $0.00

Materials cost

$176.31

Vendor shipping charges

$17.63

Sales tax

$12.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.18

Total project goal

$281.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$281.19

1 Donor

-$119.31

Donations toward project cost

-$119.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$140.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.05

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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