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Ms. Wiederkehr from Richmond, VA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lap Desks for Flexible Seating

My students need 4 Surf Portable Lap Desks in order to complete tasks for various academic activities. These lap desks will add to our flexible seating in order to boost student performance and engagement.

  • $179 goal

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My Students

My students come into our classroom every day full of energy, excitement and personality! They are full of questions and curiosity that drives their learning each day.

I teach at a Title I school in Central Virginia that has a high ESL population.

In my first year I had over a third of my class identified as ESL students speaking three different languages! We learn through hands-on, engaging activities that help build our social and academic language skills. Despite the obstacles that my students face, their willingness to be open-minded and passionate about their learning has allowed them to succeed.

My Project

The Surf Portable Lap Desks will add to the flexible seating that we already have in our classroom. With the hope of boosting student performance, flexible seating may also promote higher motivation and engagment because students get to make the choices about where they will do their best learning. These 4 Surf Portable Lap Desks will also be used during station time where a group a students will use the lap desks in order to complete independent work. If funded, these lap desks can also be used during our "choice time" in which students make their own choices about what they would like to do given a set of options. For example these students can choose to complete handwriting practice, clay, clipboards for drawing - all of which can be completed at our new lap desks!

Ms. Wiederkehr J.B. Fisher Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA 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

23 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Light Grey • Amazon Business $30.00 4 $120.00

Materials cost

$120.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.79

Total project goal

$178.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.59

1 Donor

-$178.59

Donations toward project cost

-$151.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.79

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 $0.00

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