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Mrs. Nelson from San Rafael, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rug for Reading Intervention!

Help me give my students new rug that fits in our small group intervention space.

  • 6 donors
  • $600 goal

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Help Mrs. Nelson

Mrs. Nelson has another project! Donate to Ready, Set, Read! to help her classroom.

$686 - complete this project and be a hero

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

After teaching kindergarten and first grade for a very long time, I am now a reading intervention teacher to our most struggling K-5 students. While I LOVE the new position, my new room needs your help. It is half the size of my previous room and my regular sized rugs simply do not fit.

We would love a new rug that fits our space and can accommodate 8-12 students comfortably!

I work with almost 100 students a year and we spend the majority of our time together on the rug. We use whiteboards while sitting on the carpet for dictation time. We sit knee to knee with our reading partners to practice fluency. We use our phonics skills to study words that are on the board all the while sitting on our rug.

The students I teach are hardworking, resilient, and full of potential. I cannot think of a more deserving group of children. Thank you for your time and support!

Mrs. Nelson Bahia Vista Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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San Rafael, CA 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

60 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Grouptime Seating Carpet for 18 Kids - 9' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
Dry Erase Circles - 8 Pieces Colorful Dry Erase Dot Stickers Table Whiteboard 11.8 inch Removable Wall Decal for Classroom Guided Reading Small Group • Amazon Business $8.30 2 $16.60

Materials cost

$415.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $38.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$509.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.97

Total project goal

$599.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $599.78

5 Donors

-$532.13

Donations toward project cost

-$467.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.82

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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