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Mrs. Kinzler from Stamford, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For Every Hour Spent Organizing an Hour is Earned!

Help me give my students a neat and well organized classroom with all needed materials able to be easily found and used!

  • $709 goal

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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 Project

Kindergarten children learn best through play and hands on exploration. This year through Donor's Choose and other sources I was fortunate to receive many items for my students for small group instruction and independent centers. I have also made and laminated a large number of activities. However, I do not have a storage closet in my classroom or bins to store these items. Without an organized storage system, I am wasting a lot of time looking for items, and my classroom looks cluttered and messy!

With an well organized room, I will have time to efficiently plan differentiated activities for my students and actively work with my students.

I will use the large and small bins to sort items by topic and student level. The dry erase sleeves can easily be changed out to address student needs. The tiny bins will hold easily lost items used by students during small group time. The magnetic book shelf will display the books to be read each day so they are in a handy spot and students can anticipate what we are going to read and enjoy each day. The colored file folders will be used by students to keep their papers that are "works in progress." They will love the bright colors and the folders will help them improve their own organization skills!

With a well organized classroom, the students will benefit in many ways. An uncluttered and nearly arranged space is a better place to work and play, the students will have the benefit of using all the available resources in the room (because I will know where they are stored!), and they will see classroom materials being used then neatly put away which will be a model for them as they organize their own materials at their own desks.

Mrs. Kinzler Julia A Stark Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Stamford, CT 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

20 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Iris WeatherPro 40 Qt. Latch Lid Storage Bin, Clear/Blue (500202) • Quill.com $23.39 10 $233.90
Sterilite Ultra Latch Storage Tote Box with White Lid, 70 qt/66 L, Clear - Middle-High School - Adult - Durable • School Specialty $22.72 10 $227.20
WallDeca Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves Assorted Colors, 8.5" x 11", Plastic Paper Holder Pack, Reusable Dry Erase Sleeves, Paper Pocket Folders Plastic, 5 Colors (25-Pack) • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
2 Pack Magnetic Bookshelf for Whiteboard Classroom, White Magnetic Floating Book Shelves Magnetic Book Display Shelf for Kids Room Teacher Classroom • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
HABGP 12Pcs Colored File Folders Letter Size with Tabs, Manilla Folders 8.5 x 11, Plastic Manila Folders 1/3 Cut, Office Supplies Filing Folders for Documents, Filing Cabinet, Paper, School • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
testyu Small Plastic Box, 4.3" X 2.3" X 1.5" Stackable Mini Storage Box with Lid, Clear Organizer Container for Jewelry Beads Small Crafts Items Accessories - 6 Pack • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59

Materials cost

$541.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.72

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$602.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.32

Total project goal

$708.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $708.80

10 Donors

-$352.64

Donations toward project cost

-$302.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.90

match offer

-$352.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$299.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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 $0.00

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