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Mrs. Salim from Brooklyn NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Stitch in Time

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn a skill that will benefit them now and in the future.

  • $311 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I'm a Science teacher working with 9th graders. It is a difficult transition from middle school into high school and I'd like to give my students every opportunity to transition easily. The majority of our students also come from low income households and neighborhoods. I'd like to teach my students a life skill that they can use. I'd also like to provide my students with snacks to keep them awake, alert and engaged in my classroom. I try to make science fun and therefore, cookies and candies are also used as experiments in our classroom.

My Project

I teach an elective class and I'd like to make electives fun and easy. While teaching my students life skills, I love to give students the opportunity to learn in a different manner than they do all day.

More hands-on and less "let's memorize."

One of the objectives of this class is to teach students a skill and having a finished product at the end of the year where students can see a project through from scratch is the best motivation there is. Let's give these students the push they need to be successful in life. At the end of this class students will have sewn something useful that they will keep as a memorandum and a reminder of what they learned. Let's help at least one student realize the potential they possess and watch them blossom into the unimaginable.

Mrs. Salim
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother XM2701 Lightweight, Full-Featured Sewing Machine and Brother SA156 Top Load Bobbins, 2 packs of 10 (20 total) • Amazon Business $100.51 1 $100.51
Brother 5300 Sewing Machine Case White • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Keebler, Cookies and Crackers, Variety Pack, 31.2 oz (30 Count) • Amazon Business $9.86 2 $19.72
Nabisco Cookies Sweet Treats Variety Pack Cookies - with Oreo, Chips Ahoy, & Golden Oreo - 30 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $6.32 3 $18.96
Sew Me! Sewing Basics: Simple Techniques and Projects for First-Time Sewers (Design Originals) Beginner-Friendly Easy-to-Follow Directions to Learn as You Sew, from Sewing Seams to Installing Zippers • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Sewing School ®: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
Sewing KIT, XL Quality Sewing Supplies, 30 XL Spools of Thread, Mini Sewing kit for DIY, Beginners, Emergency, Kids, Summer Campers, Travel and Home • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Crackers, Classic Mix, 29 oz, Variety Pack, Box, Snack Packs, Pack Of 30 • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Brother Sewing and Embroidery Bobbins 10-pack, SA156 • Amazon Business $7.12 1 $7.12
Loevers® Style SA156 Sewing Machine Bobbins for Brother - 30 Pack • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$230.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$263.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.54

Total project goal

$310.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $310.28

3 Donors

-$308.74

Donations toward project cost

-$263.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.54

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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