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Mrs. Karpinski from Des Plaines, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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You Say I Can't? I'll Show You I Can!

Help me give my students some amazing life skills tasks and the storage to go with it!

  • $548 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

I know most teachers say this, but I truly have the best class in the Northwest Suburbs. I teach 1st-3rd Self-Contained Educational Life Skills and Structured Teaching, and I have 5 of the coolest kids you'll ever meet.

Teaching kids with disabilities is the best thing I've ever done; but it can be difficult without the resources needed.

We are majorly lacking in hands-on life skills activities, such as sorting tasks and matching tasks, and with those tasks, we need shelving. With these specific items, my students will have the ability to gain skills that they will use later on in life. My students are bright, funny, kind, and so hard-working; they deserve the absolute best. And I really hope to give that to them.

Mrs. Karpinski Cumberland Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Des Plaines, IL View local requests

More than a third 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

5 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
nuLOOM Pinkie Handprint Nursery Kids Area Rug, 5 ft x 8 ft, Multi • Amazon Business $59.79 2 $119.58
Furinno Pasir 3-Tier Open Shelf Bookcase, Amber Pine • Amazon Business $40.66 2 $81.32
Big Joe Classic Beanbag Chair, Sapphire • Amazon Business $34.00 2 $68.00
Coogam Matching Letters Fine Motor Toy, 26 PCS Double-Sided ABC Dinosaur Alphabet Match Game with Uppercase Lowercase, Preschool Educational Montessori Learning Toys for Toddlers Boys Girls • Amazon Business $31.98 1 $31.98
Sterilite 6 Qt Clear Plastic Stackable Storage Bin w/White Latching Lid Organizing Solution, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $31.19 1 $31.19
MIKNEKE Wooden Burger Sandwich Sorting & Stacking Toys for Toddlers, Montessori Toys for 3 Year Old, Preschool Educational Toys to Develop Fine Motor Skills (Burger Sandwich) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Amazon Basics Clear Thermal Laminating Plastic Paper Laminator Sheets - 9 x 11.5-Inch, 200-Pack, 3mil • Amazon Business $23.38 1 $23.38
Aizweb Montessori Toys for 3 Year Old - Wooden Burger Stacking Toys for Toddlers and Kids Preschool, Educational Toys, Fine Motor Skill Toy, Blocks for Toddlers, Learning Toys Gift • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
J-hong Matching Eggs 12 pcs Set Easter Eggs - Educational Color & Shape Recognition Sortere Skills Study Toys, Learning Toy Gift for Toddler 1 2 3 Year Old • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
3/4 Inch x 26 Feet Hook and Loop Tape Sticky Back Fastener Roll, Nylon Self Adhesive Heavy Duty Strips Fastener for Home Office School Car and Crafting Organization • Amazon Business $13.18 1 $13.18

Materials cost

$428.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$465.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.06

Total project goal

$547.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $547.09

2 Donors

-$539.28

Donations toward project cost

-$465.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.81

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