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Mr. Harrington from Landover MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

My students need pens, pencils, tissue paper, stress balls, and color overlays to help with reading.

  • $573 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but my students often lack pens or pencils.

I teach U.S.

History to nearly 200 8th graders. I emphasis reading, writing, critical thinking, study skills, and character education. My students are predominantly African-American, and most qualify for free or reduced lunch. For a variety of reasons, many do not come to school with adequate supplies. Lack of materials should never get in the way of learning, so I give pens and pencils to students who need them. The school provides minimal supplies, so I spent hundreds of dollars a year from my own pocket just for the basics.

My Project

My students need pens, pencils, tissue paper, stress balls, and color overlays to help with reading. I've discovered from my summer reading two new teaching tools: In "Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains," LouAnne Johnson explains that reading is physically uncomfortable for many students because of the glare created by black print on glossy white paper. Transparent overlays of various colors have been shown to dramatically to improve the reading enjoyment and achievement for these students. In "The Mind of Boys" Michael Gurian recommends giving stress balls for students who have a lot of energy or have trouble concentrating. Squeezing on them is a great way for kids to fidget and expend physical energy without disturbing their classmates. As a kid diagnosed with ADHD, I found them very helpful.

My dream is to start out the year with a healthy stockpile of supplies and not have to worry about constantly running out or running up my own credit card balance.

I'm also excited to try out innovative tools to help my underachieving students.

Mr. Harrington
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL DIXON NO. 2 SOFT YELLOW PACK OF 144 • School Specialty $14.24 7 $99.68
OVERLAYS FULL PAGE COLOR PACK OF 10 • School Specialty $47.49 2 $94.98
PEN BLACK BALLPOINT ROUND STIC PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $6.41 6 $38.46
PEN BALLPOINT ROUND STIC BLUE PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $6.41 6 $38.46
BALL GEL COLOR MORPH • School Specialty $6.64 4 $26.56
BALL TACTILE SMILEY FACE ICKY YICKY • School Specialty $6.64 4 $26.56
BALL GEL ABILITATIONS • School Specialty $5.69 4 $22.76
TAPE MASKING SCOTCH 410M DBL SIDED 1X36 • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
TISSUE FACIAL BOX 100 SHEETS • School Specialty $1.04 16 $16.64
RUBBER BAND BALL 2.5'' 250 BANDS ASSORTED • School Specialty $5.45 1 $5.45

Materials cost

$388.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.85

Sales tax

 $23.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.86

Total project goal

$572.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.39

7 Donors

-$552.39

Donations toward project cost

-$469.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.86

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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