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. R. from Alabaster, AL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. R. is requesting

Reading and Meeting Launch Center

My students need a rug where we can fit all 28 of our bodies to have class meetings and read comfortably. We also need an easel.

  • $749 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

Help Ms. R.

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

My Students

Who wants to sit in their chair all day? Who wants to sit on a cold, hard floor? Nobody! We would like a large carpet to sit on for class meetings and for reading time. The dry erase easel would also allow us to have a more focused lesson when at small groups, instead of walking over to the big board.

My students are amazing!

In fifth grade they are still young enough to be kids and be silly, but they also have the capabilities to be deep thinkers and converse on a higher level. They are giving to each other, myself, and the community. They are appreciative, hard working, smart, and hilarious!

My Project

I have always enjoyed having a daily meeting with my students to discuss daily activities, our character education lesson, class issues and resolutions, etc. I also like to have reading lessons on the floor. I feel like students spend enough time in their desks each day. I want them close to me, engaged, listening, and learning. The easel would aid in all of the above. The carpet would also be used for independent reading time. Students currently get a book and sit in the reading area, but as soon as they get uncomfortable they stop reading.

These two items would be used for years to come, and both are simply too expensive for me to purchase on my own.

It would be greatly appreciated by myself, my current and future students, and their parents.

Ms. R. Thompson Intermediate School Grades 3-5

More about Ms. R.

Alabaster, AL 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

28 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. R. is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR393 - Circle Time Teaching Easel • Lakeshore Learning $169.00 1 $169.00
LC150 - Plum Rectangular Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning $379.00 1 $379.00

Materials cost

$548.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $44.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$635.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.21

Total project goal

$748.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $748.09

8 Donors

-$739.27

Donations toward project cost

-$635.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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. R. and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"AL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/reading-and-meeting-launch-center/812673/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":28,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. R.","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"85294132","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Alabaster","teachersOnPage":[570910],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":812673,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"570910":{"owner":"Ms. R.","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[812673],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp570910_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1541523284581","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":69851,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjIwODc3","MTYwMDc5Nw==","MTU3NjgwNA==","MTk2MzMx","MTU0OTY3OA==","OTMwNzk5","MTU3NjY5Ng==","MTYwNzYwNw=="],"teacherId":570910,"schoolCounty":"Shelby","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama"}}