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Ms. Brooks from Sioux Falls SD is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Class Carpet

Help me give my students a class carpet where we have a place to gather in our room to listen to stories and learn math!

  • $664 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come in eager and excited to learn everyday. They are excited to see what story I will read them each day. Even though many of my students eat breakfast at school they are more worried about when we are getting our snack then what they are learning about.

In my past 5 years of being at this school I would say half of my students have experienced childhood trauma.

My class is from 9 different ethnic groups. Several of my students are from refugee families. Most days someone is coming in with events from home that need time to be process. We use Boys Town social skills to teach them how they are to behave at school and at home. Many of the kids are struggling to be on grade level.

My Project

I have a large space in my room that I would like to have a carpet big enough for all of my students to fit on. I have one from my house that is falling apart and can't stay still. I would also like a carpet so all of my class can fit on it, right now only 12 of my kids can fit on it. And my new friends seem a little sad that they don't have a carpet to sit on.

I would also love to have a place to gather to have books read to them.

We also go around the carpet to make a math lessons. Right now the kids don't have enough space. It would be wonderful if all the kids can see what we are working on in math.

Ms. Brooks
Grades PreK-2
  • Cleveland Elementary School
  • Sioux Falls, SD
    • More than half 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 21 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG443 - Play Learn Nature Activity Carpet - 9 x 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $499.00 1 $499.00

Materials cost

$499.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$563.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.52

Total project goal

$663.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $663.44

2 Donors

-$430.72

Donations toward project cost

-$366.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.61

match offer

-$232.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$197.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.91

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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