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Ms. Hardcastle from Columbus, GA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Built This City...On Play And Pretend!

Help me give my students a hands-on experience when learning about goods and services, producers and consumers, map keys, and many other standards!

  • $437 goal

This project expired on October 13, 2025.

This project expired on October 13, 2025.

My Project

There are oodles and oodles of ways to make this rug work for the greater good of our students! I want students to learn as they play because they are 6 years old and that's what they should be doing!

Bringing maps to life instead of just looking in a book (not that books are bad!).

Cardinal directions, map keys, symbols, producers, consumers, and more!

This rug will encourage problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and collaborative play. If they can problem solves and interact with people in a positive way, then what is going to stop them in the real world.... NOTHING!

Ms. Hardcastle Clubview Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Columbus, GA View local requests

Half of 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

Never Before Funded 25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Where I live Transportation Carpet - Rectangle Vehicle Block Play Rug • Kaplan Early Learning Company $314.96 1 $314.96

Materials cost

$314.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.54

Total project goal

$436.95

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