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Mrs. Wardell from El Cajon, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Comfy Place to Read

Help me give my students 4 comfy floor chairs for the reading corner and encourage them as they begin their journey to becoming lifelong readers.

  • $322 goal

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My Students

The children in my class live in a high poverty community. Many of them are refugees whose appreciative families have escaped their homelands in search of a better life in the U.S.A. Most of my students are English language learners. For some of my students, this is the first time that they have ever been enrolled in school.

They may come from all over the world, but one thing that my students have in common is that they love coming to school each day.

My classroom provides a safe and happy environment in contrast to the challenges that my students and their families endure daily as they navigate their new lives in the USA. Each morning they are lined up with heart-warming smiles eager to enter the classroom and start a new day of learning. Many of them have expressed that they would rather spend every day at school than at home.

My Project

It brings me joy when my students want to relax with a great book! I do whatever it takes to inspire my students to discover pleasurable reading. As they are immersed in a great book, sitting in a comfy chair in the reading corner of my classroom, children will appreciate the satisfaction of reading for enjoyment.

Encouraging students to be lifelong readers involves allowing students to have their choice of literature and a "sweet," desirable setting conducive to reading.

Funding my project reinforces my goal of encouraging students to become lifelong readers. The students will look forward to rotating through the quiet reading area during the language arts portion of blended learning time. Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Wardell Lexington Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Wardell

El Cajon, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 2 $109.98
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 2 $109.98

Materials cost

$219.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.25

Total project goal

$321.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$321.64

1 Donor

-$215.00

Donations toward project cost

-$182.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.25

match offer

-$106.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$90.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.00

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$0.00

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