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Ms. Jensen from San Francisco, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Colorful Day!

Help me give my students color in their day! Blue paper for the daily warm up, and other colors for unit reflections. They'll keep track of their writing in a colored folder.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jensen's classroom raised $528

This project is fully funded

My Project

At the start of every world history class, students complete a warm up. They often have trouble finding their papers, so to get started efficiently it helps to have the warm up paper always the same color - blue!

At end of each world history unit, students complete a unit reflection form, a different color for each unit.

Students have the opportunity to revise their unit assessments to improve their scores, so it helps to distinguish one from another by using different color papers.

Students keep track of their essay writing scores in a writing folder. So, these don't get mixed up between the five different sections of world history, it helps for each class period to have a different color.

Ms. Jensen Abraham Lincoln High School Grades 9-12

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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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More than half 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

150 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Pastel 30% Recycled Colored Paper, 20 Lbs., 8.5" x 11", Blue, 5000/Carton (14786-AA) • Quill.com $96.99 1 $96.99
Hammermill Copy Paper, 8-1/2 x 11 Inches, 20 lb, Green, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $20.02 2 $40.04
Staples Pastel 30% Recycled Color Copy Paper 20 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Cream 500/Ream (14789) • Staples $13.92 2 $27.84
Staples File Folders 1/3-Cut Tab Letter Size Red 100/Box (ST224519-CC) • Staples $26.71 1 $26.71
Staples File Folders 1/3-Cut Tab Letter Size Orange 100/Box (ST433680-CC) • Staples $26.71 1 $26.71
Staples File Folders 1/3-Cut Tab Letter Size Blue 100/Box (ST224527-CC) • Staples $26.71 1 $26.71
Staples File Folders 1/3-Cut Tab Letter Size Green 100/Box (ST224543-CC) • Staples $26.71 1 $26.71
Neenah Paper 22651 Color Paper, 24lb, 8 1/2 x 11, Cosmic Orange, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $12.49 2 $24.98
Staples File Folders 1/3-Cut Tab Letter Size Purple 100/Box (ST535559-CC) • Staples $22.24 1 $22.24
Hammermill Colors Multipurpose Paper 20 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Goldenrod 500 Sheets/Ream (10316-8) • Staples $10.52 2 $21.04
JAM Paper Matte 8.5" x 11" Color Copy Paper, 28 lbs., Light Purple, 50 Sheets/Pack (16729267) • Quill.com $20.51 1 $20.51
Staples Pastel 30% Recycled Color Copy Paper 20 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Pink 500/Ream (14779) • Staples $13.76 1 $13.76

Materials cost

$374.24

Vendor shipping charges

$4.00

Sales tax

$34.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$448.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.07

Total project goal

$527.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$527.16

9 Donors

-$362.23

Donations toward project cost

-$315.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.83

match offer

-$156.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$132.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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