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Mrs. Blackwell from Kapolei, HI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Carpet Time for Sharing and Collaboration

My students need this Sunny Day Oval Carpet to be able to feel welcomed, comfortable, and safe in the classroom and greet their classmates each morning with a smile.

  • $411 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Hello, my name is Hina and I will be teaching kindergarteners starting this August as a first-year teacher. My teaching philosophy is that students learn the best when they are in a positive learning environment where they feel welcomed, comfortable, and safe with each other. This is especially important since it will be my students' very first year of being in a classroom environment. One way that I believe I can foster this type of learning environment is to have morning circle time every morning before my little kinders start their day of learning.

My Project

This oval carpet will be used for morning meetings each day before my students start their day of learning. Students will be able to form a circle on the carpet where they can see each other's face including the teacher.

I will use this time for greeting, sharing, and collaboration and foster a positive learning environment where they can develop not only their academic skills but also their social-emotional skills.

By being able to sit down on the big carpet as a classroom family, it allows me to foster an environment where students can feel relaxed and comfortable to share their feelings, thoughts, and ideas. The carpet will also be used throughout the day for read-aloud, brain breaks, and whole class activities.

Mrs. Blackwell
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 20 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sunny Day Oval Carpet 6'9" x 9'5" • Kaplan Early Learning Company $263.46 1 $263.46

Materials cost

$263.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.52

Sales tax

 $11.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$348.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.50

Total project goal

$410.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $410.02

8 Donors

-$248.00

Donations toward project cost

-$214.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.45

match offer

-$157.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.97

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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