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Ms. Hawbecker from Philadelphia, PA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Put Reading in the Bag!

Help me give my students a truly comfortable reading experience in our classroom with flexible seating options.

  • $657 goal

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My Students

I work in an urban district in Pennsylvania and I teach first grade. I teach in a school that gives 100 % free meals to students. This means the area I teach in is a high poverty area.

While my children often need assistance with supplies for school; they deserve a rich learning environment.

I provide the best environment I can because my students are amazing.

My students crave learning and want to know everything that they can learn. First grade is vital to learning how to read and basic math concepts. We also learn about people and communities around the world ,as well as working together with each other.

My Project

Reading is essential as we know and I want to not only have it be essential in the lives of my students but I want them to enjoy it in every way.

I want my students to have a good memory and feeling about reading by getting cozy with a book.

Having a variety of seating for them to curl up with a book in the classroom will hopefully allow my students to have good feelings associated with reading.

Bean bags are comfortable and you can snuggle down into it. The Comfy seats are for students who like a comfy, cushiony seat without laying down. There are different kinds of comforts for different readers. I want my children to have the option of their own comfort.

Ms. Hawbecker Thurgood Marshall 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.

More about Ms. Hawbecker

Philadelphia, PA 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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC232BU - Premium Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 4 $279.96
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 4 $239.96

Materials cost

$519.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$557.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.42

Total project goal

$656.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $656.14

3 Donors

-$606.14

Donations toward project cost

-$515.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.92

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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