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Mrs. Templeton from Waco, TX is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Build a Welcoming and Inspiring New Classroom!

Help me give my students fun, comfortable floor seating and colorful supplies for a brand new classroom.

  • 11 donors
  • $754 goal

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My Project

Starting a new classroom is exciting—but building a warm, engaging, and well-equipped space for students from scratch is a big challenge. As a teacher in a brand new space, I want to create a classroom that feels like a second home where students are encouraged to learn, explore, and grow.

My students deserve an environment that sparks curiosity and supports their academic and emotional needs.

This project will help provide the basic supplies and furniture that make a classroom functional and inviting, like comfy floor cushions and portable lap desks. Bright cardstock and paper make our interactive notebooks something we enjoy and are proud of. Colorful dry-erase dots provide vertical spaces for students to move around and collaborate. Magnetic bookshelves to display some of our favorite books and invite reading into our math classroom. Jumbo Magnetic notebook paper to help us build amazing writers. Board storage for our dry-erase markers and cleaning cloths to keep our space neat, clean, and organized.

Your donation will help transform a bare room into a vibrant learning hub full of color, creativity, and comfort. With your support, I’ll be able to welcome students into a space where they feel safe, respected, and excited to learn every day.

Thank you for helping me lay the foundation for a bright and beautiful learning journey!

Mrs. Templeton South Waco Elementary School 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

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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Waco, TX View local requests

Nearly all 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

40 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk, Flexible Seating, Black, 10-Pack • Amazon Business $157.24 2 $314.48
Timgle 25 Pcs Floor Cushions for Classroom 15 Inch Flexible Seating Bulk Foam Floor Seats Pillows Portable Classroom Seating with Handles for Kids Student Adult Daycare School Home Learning (Hexagon) • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock,"Classic" 5-Color Assortment, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91630) • Amazon Business $18.95 3 $56.85
Lincia 2 Pcs Magnetic Book Shelf for Whiteboard Metal Floating Magnetic Book Display Shelf for Teacher Office(17 x 2.4 x 2 Inch,White) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Jumbo Magnetic Notebook Paper - Magnetic Handwriting Paper for Classroom, Dry Erase Notebook Paper, Magnetic Lined Paper for Whiteboard, Simply Magic 23x17 • Amazon Business $22.47 1 $22.47
HBlife Acrylic Magnetic Dry Erase Marker Holder Wall Mount, 10 Slots Whiteboard Marker Holder for Office, School and Home, Marker, Eraser and Whiteboard Cleaner Not Included, Clear • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, "Brilliant" 5-Color Assortment, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11 - MORE SHEETS! (91684) • Amazon Business $16.60 1 $16.60
IMPRESA 4 Pack Magnetic Cleaning Cloth Dry Erasers for White Boards - Extra Strong Magnet - Compatible with All Whiteboards - Ideal for Classroom, Home & Office Use -Reusable & Washable- 10'' X 10'' • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Colorful Dry Erase Dots Circles Whiteboard Marker Removable Stickers Spots Wall Decals for School Classroom Teachers Students Table & Desk, 20 Pack • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20

Materials cost

$601.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$640.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.04

Total project goal

$753.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $753.62

7 Donors

-$494.90

Donations toward project cost

-$428.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$249.89

Match offers toward project cost

-$212.41

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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