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Mrs. Rowland from Durham, NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Be The Best Reader!

My students need a space where they can be comfortable to foster their love of reading. The blue sofa and the flexible chairs will provide multiple students to read their favorite big books together!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rowland's classroom raised $369

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Every day is a new day in Kindergarten. I love how the Kindergartners approach their day with a positive attitude. We start the day off by saying a mantra.

Part of our mantra is: "Be the best.

Show the best. I am the best. We are the best." They are so excited for each other's growth in learning and in friendship. They support each other in their learning endeavors. If one person is needing help many of the students will step up and help them out.

My Project

My students are 5 and 6 years old and they are always on the move! They are so eager to learn. With better seating the library section of my classroom this will allow my student's to gain stamina in reading. The modern blue sofa is a great edition to the classroom library as it is sofa and large enough for multiple students to stay and read together. They will want to stay in the library longer! If the students do not want to sit on the sofa, then the Green flex seating floor chairs will offer the students another style of comfort while reading.

The students love to read and they love to read together!

Partner reading is what I want to see more of in my classroom. Partner reading has been highly researched as an effective reading technique to build fluency and learn decoding strategies for early readers.By having a comfortable setting in my library, this will foster a safe and warm environment for all of my amazing readers!

The library is used every day with my students, multiple times of the day and the new seats such as the sofa blue sofa and the green flex chairs will offer my students a more inviting classroom to where they will feel more focused to learn and read with others.

Mrs. Rowland Merrick - Moore Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brand New World Modern Casual Enviro-Child Upholstery Sofa - Blue • Amazon Business $158.99 1 $158.99
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98

Materials cost

$258.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.24

Total project goal

$368.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$368.29

8 Donors

-$363.88

Donations toward project cost

-$313.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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