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Ms. Nelson from Columbia, MD is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cozy Classroom Carpet for Learning!

Help me give my students a classroom carpet to give them their own comfortable space to sit and learn new things.

  • $491 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My class is made up of a diverse set of backgrounds and include English language learners, special education students, and those receiving free or reduced lunches in Columbia, Maryland. Most importantly my students love coming to school, learning, and being in first grade.

My first grade students are the most imaginative and creative little human beings I've ever met!

I want my students to celebrate their differences while learning to love and embrace each other. This rug will allow us to meet and socialize while providing each student with personal space.

My Project

The classroom carpet is a common meeting place for students and the teacher. Concepts are introduced and practiced. Stories are heard. Thinking takes place. We can gather around something new and explore it together. It's that one special place where everyone feels welcome and everyone knows that something new and exciting is about to take place! The carpet is a home inside a classroom, fostering learning and creativity.

The students in my classroom will have the opportunity to have a place where they can all comfortably come together for our special time during the day.

Community is so critical in developing confident, capable learners. By having a classroom carpet, the students will have a chance to get out of their chairs and come together to learn up close and personal!

Ms. Nelson
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 21 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fun with Phonics Rectangle Carpet 7'6" x 12' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $359.96 1 $359.96

Materials cost

$359.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.58

Total project goal

$490.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.54

10 Donors

-$457.89

Donations toward project cost

-$416.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.65

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 $0.00

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