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. Mathews from Bayside, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Mathews is requesting

I Wish I Had a Kidney...Table!

Help me give my students a kidney-shaped table to create a functional, engaging learning environment!

  • $429 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Mathews for her next project!

Help Ms. Mathews

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Mathews for her next project!

My Students

My 5th grade students need a functional learning environment to benefit their instruction. I currently teach English Language Learners in two ELA and Social Studies classes. Many of my students come from very diverse cultural backgrounds.

In our classroom, we routinely work in small groups.

Students work together and collaborate on ideas to complete tasks across all subject areas. This is the time for students to receive individualized attention and to work closely with peers. In order for the small group work in my class to be most effective, we need a group work (kidney) table.

My Project

I have been gathering my small groups either on the floor in my meeting area or at a very tiny conference table. This is not optimal, as you can imagine. Having students sit and work on the floor does not allow them to focus the way that they should. A kidney-shaped table would be a dream for my small-group instruction. The benefit of this type of table is that the teacher is within an arm's reach of each student. Children are more focused when they are in close proximity of the teacher, and when children are focused, they are able to make greater strides in gaining the reading skills in which they are lacking.

When children feel closely connected to the teacher and to one another, they are more apt to stay engaged in the work at hand.

Working at this group table will allow the teacher to quickly scan each student's work and to provide immediate instruction.

Ms. Mathews PS 159 Grades 3-5

More about Ms. Mathews

Bayside, NY 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

60 students impacted 11donors

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. Mathews is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CN433 - 48" x 72" Large Group Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00

Materials cost

$329.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$363.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.22

Total project goal

$428.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.16

10 Donors

-$426.40

Donations toward project cost

-$363.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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. Mathews and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/i-wish-i-had-a-kidneytable/3854579/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":60,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Mathews","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-2129528651","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Bayside","teachersOnPage":[6174296],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":3854579,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"6174296":{"owner":"Ms. Mathews","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3854579],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6174296_272x272.png?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546287523580","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21335755,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjE3NDI5Ng==","NjIwMTc0NA==","NjAwNTA2NA==","NjE4NzIxNg==","MjQwNDI=","NjE4Njk3Ng==","NjE5ODA5Ng==","NjE5MDQ0NA==","NjE4NDc4MA==","NjE5MjI5OQ=="],"teacherId":6174296,"schoolCounty":"Queens","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}