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A Whole New World: Our Magic Carpet Ride

My students need a carpet for our Kindergarten classroom to improve whole group instruction and focus while allowing each student to have and be aware of their own space.

  • $506 goal

This project expired on March 15, 2014.

This project expired on March 15, 2014.

My Students

On a typical day in our kindergarten room, students are called to their "floor seats" many times throughout the day. The only problem? We have no carpet to delineate where these seats are! Students often disagree over spots or "spill" over into others' spots. We need a comfy way to learn from the floor.

Our school resides on a sleepy little island off the East coast.

While our school is in small town America, as a charter our students come from all over the surrounding county and come from all backgrounds. We are a happy mixture of islanders soaking up the sun and city-dwellers escaping to the islands for innovative and inclusive education.

My Project

We will use this carpet during whole group instruction and sharing time. By using the individual seating squares on the carpet, students will be able to have their own space and better focus on the task at hand. The learning possibilities are endless. From the carpet, students will share items for alphabet show and tell to better learn about real world items represented by each letter. While guest speakers visit for our project-based learning, students will sit on their spot on the rug to learn about a wide variety of topics. Students will be able to comfortably sit on the floor thanks to this rug while hearing stories about everything from holidays around the world to cats that visit kids on rainy days. This carpet is a basic necessity that our class greatly needs.

Think back to your Kindergarten experience.

Picture in your head your child's Kindergarten classroom. A carpet is a major fixture of every Kindergarten. This is where show and tell happens. While sitting on the carpet, stories are brought to life and children learn about the wonder of books. From the carpet you make memories of new friendships, singing songs and learning about the whole new world around you. This carpet will help better organize our classroom and maximize these experiences.

Mrs. Smith
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT483 - A Place for Everyone Classroom Carpet for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $369.00 1 $369.00

Materials cost

$369.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$430.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.88

Total project goal

$505.88

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