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Mrs. Schlotman from Kansas City MO is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Love Books! Cozy Reading Area

Help me give my students a nice reading area to promote a love for reading.

  • $601 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are in 1st grade, ages 6-7. They attend an urban school setting in south Kansas. Our school is a neighborhood Title I school with grades 1-6. We are emerged in literature every day but we struggle to find the extra funding to make our classroom library inviting and cozy.

They are avid readers who have a thirst for exposure to different kinds of literature.

They are very interested in literature that portrays characters who are related to their backgrounds and their real life.

My Project

These materials will be used to engage 1st grade readers. They will be able to have a quiet cozy place to read which will develop a love for reading. This is the age that kids will become life longer learners and readers to help them be successful.

Students will be able to grab a book sit on the carpet with others and talk about reading.

This promotes a greater understanding for reading. Kids need to talk about reading and books with peers to create a reading community. My students will have the ability to choose a different place to read that is inviting and comfortable.

Mrs. Schlotman
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Give the Planet a Hug Carpet - 8' x 12' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $373.96 1 $373.96
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99
BOOK BINS INTERLOCKING ASSORTED SET OF 5 • School Specialty $12.77 3 $38.31

Materials cost

$469.26

Vendor shipping charges

$3.83

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.02

Total project goal

$600.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$600.15

5 Donors

-$300.08

Donations toward project cost

-$255.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.01

match offer

-$300.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.01

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$0.00

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