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Journals! Journals! Journals! Journals Everywhere

My students need 120 writing, reading, math, and science journals to write and respond to lessons being taught in the classroom.

Ms. Martin Westcott Elementary School

Chicago, IL Grades PreK-2

My Students

Students need to understand what they are learning about the subjects that are taught. Journals can be used to accomplish this goal. Students would be able to use them to write about their understanding of the lessons that have been taught, while at the same time improving their writing skills.

Most of my students come from low income families who have a hard time providing their children with the supplies that the teacher often request during the school year.

Journals is one of the supplies listed on the school supply list, however only a few students bring them to school. Because journals are used daily in the class room, we need them even for those whose parents cannot afford to buy them for their children. This is why I am asking for your assistance to help supply all of my students with the journals that they will be using the entire school year.

My Project

Having journals in the classroom will help my students to develop and enhance their writing skills. They will be able to write about the subjects that are taught in the classroom daily. This would include telling what they think about the lesson, identifying their likes and dislikes, what they have learned, or what they would do differently. In addition, I would be able to use the journals to check students’ progress and to give students feedback on their work in progress. While students are writing in their journals they would be able improve and develop their writing skills as they would often have the opportunity to go back and refer to something that they have written in their journals for future and later lessons.

My students will benefit from having journals in many ways: they will be able to use them to respond to literature, they can be used as a learning log, they can even help students to improve their writing, and they will allow the teacher to assess student’s knowledge of the subjects that are taught.

Therefore, having journals will impact my students so that they are able to write and reflect about the different subjects, while at the same time enhancing and developing their writing skills.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 5 donors

Project tagged as

Chicago, IL
Grades PreK-2
Literature & Writing
Engineering & Technology
Traditional School
Supplies
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Martin Westcott 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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 3 $74.85

AA199 - Daily Reading Book Log - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 3 $89.85

RR968 - Math Journal - Gr. 1-3 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $27.95 3 $83.85

UP499X - Writing Journal - Gr. 2-3 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $36.95 3 $110.85

Materials cost			$359.40
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.39
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$399.79
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$59.74
Total project goal			$459.53
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$459.53
4 Donors			-$459.53
Donations toward project cost			-$399.79
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$59.74
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Journals! Journals! Journals! Journals Everywhere

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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