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Mrs. Larkin from Astatula, FL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gathering Rug for Kindergarten Learners

My students need a class rug. We need this rug to help create a welcoming learning environment in our class. Everyone has a spot so they can focus on learning every day.

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My Students

Please join me on the rug. Kindergarten students love to hear stories and work together. A gathering rug in the classroom invites them to join each other and promotes a positive learning environment creating a community of learners.

I teach in a mid-size rural school in a small town in Florida.

I have 19 kindergarten students in my class this year. They are bubbly and enthusiastic. They like games and music and stories. Several of them have been through kindergarten before and are looking for some new experiences.

My Project

My kiddos are eager to learn as much as they can, but they are not going to like being stuck in a desk. Five year olds love moving around. I invite my students to the rug several times a day. We gather in the morning for calendar time. We join each other for stories. We use math manipulatives to learn how to count, add and subtract. We play games, do puzzles, share show and tells, and even dance. All of this and more happens on the classroom rug.

I inherited a classroom that had no materials.

Fortunately, I have many of my own teaching supplies. However, my new classroom does not have a rug. A classroom rug provides a central gathering spot for the students. It gives a sense of routine and continuity to the class. My students will not just be a bunch of kids in a room. The rug will encourage them to be a community of learners with identity and purpose.

Mrs. Larkin Astatula Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Astatula, FL 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

19 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT483 - Classroom Carpet for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $379.00 1 $379.00

Materials cost

$379.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.18

Total project goal

$487.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.86

9 Donors

-$389.04

Donations toward project cost

-$338.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.86

match offer

-$90.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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