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Ms. Valdovinos from South Gate, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading to Grow!

Help me give my students a comfortable seat to read their library books in.

  • $218 goal

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Ms. Valdovinos has another project! Donate to State Street Beautification Project to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $203.
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My Project

Our fifth grade family will be doing a lot of reading and writing this school year and I am eager to provide students with a comfortable space where they can read and relax. It is important for me to encourage and promote the love of books and reading to my students in order to grow and expand their minds and curiosity. My students' reading scores are on the low side, I want them to associate reading with fun and comfort. When they pick up a book they only have the choice of sitting in a rug. Our library is just missing the comfort of seats for my students to comfortably engage and allow their imagination to flow with every minute they spend reading. In a full class of 5th graders, two comfortable chairs is what I wish to start with in order to begin rotations so every child gets a chance to sit and read comfortably for a few minutes every day. It is a simple but necessary mean to make reading and learning appealing and engaging;

Ms. Valdovinos State Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

29 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 2 $139.98

Materials cost

$139.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.63

Total project goal

$217.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$217.52

1 Donor

-$217.52

Donations toward project cost

-$184.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.63

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$0.00

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