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Ms. Tennenbaum from Staten Island, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kids Need More Than Just Desks!

Help me give my students more seating options so that they can feel comfortable and important in their learning environment!

  • $933 goal

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My Students

I teach in a constantly changing neighborhood in the constantly evolving borough of Staten Island, NY. Over the years that I have been in my building, we have become a school with a very high English language learner population and conversation is KEY!

I truly believe that students can learn just as much (if not more) from each other than they can from me.

My students (both English language learners and English speaking) love to talk to each other. They absolutely love to share their strategies and their thoughts about their work. They take great pride and joy in reading their writing pieces to each other.

I make sure that every year my students leave with appropriate conversation techniques and the comfort to express their thoughts and opinions.

My Project

So what does a rug and furniture have to do with creating better conversationalists? Let's put this into an adult frame of mind . . .

Where are you most comfortable chatting?

Sitting around your living room or sitting at a desk? Hanging out in your kitchen or with your legs stuck under a table? Where ever it is, it's where you are most comfortable!

I plan to incorporate these new seating options in my classroom to encourage comfort and some change in routine. The kids are so used to "turning and talking" while either at their desks or on top of each other the rug, I'd like to give them some space. With the addition of the new rug with clear spots and new "home-like" furniture pieces, my students can spread out and feel more at ease. This will help to create more natural conversation!

Ms. Tennenbaum PS 50 Frank Hankinson Grades PreK-2

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Staten Island, 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

30 students impacted 22donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA952 - A Place for Everyone Classroom Carpet for 30 Kids - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00
Kiddie Rockerstm Set (2 Rockers & Table) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $112.46 1 $112.46
LC573RG - Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Orange (30") • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
LC573BU - Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Blue (30") • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$751.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$792.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.89

Total project goal

$932.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $932.60

20 Donors

-$795.10

Donations toward project cost

-$675.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$119.25

match offer

-$137.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.62

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 $0.00

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