You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Valentin from Roslindale, MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Valentin is requesting

Comfy and Focused Literacy Center

Help me give my students flexible and comfortable seating choices in their word study center and in other spaces in our empowering classroom.

  • $1,212 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Ms. Valentin has another project! Donate to Classroom Necessities to help her classroom.

$1,064 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Ms. Valentin

Ms. Valentin has another project! Donate to Classroom Necessities to help her classroom.

$1,064 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

"Close your eyes, follow your breath.", "Si se puede!", and "You don't know YET!"-phrases that you'll hear everyday in our learning classroom.

Despite the challenges many of my students face, they arrive each day ready to engage in deep learning, self-inquiry, and to be a contributing member of our loving, learning community.

The students I have the honor to support are all Latinx who are recent immigrants and/or are learning English as a second language. They are a reminder of what bravery, perseverance, and adaptability looks like. They inspire me to be my best self!

The students and families in our school reflect a rainbow of ethnicities and cultures. Our school is nestled in a city neighborhood that also reflects the school's diversity. Many of our families live near the school, making our school community an extension of our neighborhood.

My Project

Our students know and recognize how they learn best-they can tell us what conditions optimize their focus and learning.

These materials will support my students in being able to be more comfortable while engaging each other in cooperative and optimal learning.

The table, comfy floor seats, and student lap desks will allow students the choice and flexibility to sit in various ways throughout our classroom and choose the best way to learn.

The versatile furniture will create the opportunity for students to work collaboratively in building sight words with the magnetic letters, write sight-words in their journals and on the sight words practice cards. With these materials, my students will be able to deepen their English-language skills through interactive and hands-on experience while working in a comfortable space.

Ms. Valentin Charles Sumner Elementary School - Lower Campus Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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 Ms. Valentin

Roslindale, MA View local requests

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

25 students impacted 12donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Valentin is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA689DC FlexSpace Collaborative Floor Work Space Bundle Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $511.10 1 $511.10
LC117 Comfy Round Classroom Carpet 6 Diameter Plum • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LC153 FlexSpace Student Lap Desk Modern Maple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
GG184 SightWord Daily Activity Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
DD102 Magnetic Write Wipe Markers with Eraser Caps Set of 4 Black • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
EE391 Write Wipe SightWords Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC357 Word Building Magnetic Letters Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 2 $19.98

Materials cost

$984.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,029.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.72

Total project goal

$1,211.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,211.47

3 Donors

-$1,211.47

Donations toward project cost

-$1,029.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$181.72

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Valentin and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/comfy-and-focused-literacy-center/5112235/","mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Valentin","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-2103327360","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Roslindale","teachersOnPage":[267554],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":5112235,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"267554":{"owner":"Ms. Valentin","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5112235],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp267554_orig.jpg?crop=1065,1065,x302,y62&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659969576542","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":136346,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":1064,"proposalURL":"project/classroom-necessities/9208025/","proposalTitle":"Classroom Necessities","proposalId":9208025},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":267554,"schoolCounty":"Suffolk","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts"}}