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Mrs. Murphy from Buffalo, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ABCs of Pre-K

Help me give my students the hands-on materials to learn their letters.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Murphy's classroom raised $304

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever had 18 people give everything they have to give, day in and day out? Have you felt the unconditional love 18 students give towards their teacher and peers and have a love of learning and want to academically do their best each and every day?

Welcome to my amazing classroom, located in the inner city of Buffalo.

We are part of Buffalo Public Schools and our school has a large percentage of students from low-income homes. We have the second-largest percentage of English as a new language learner in the district. As their teacher, I need to go above and beyond to give all my students hands-on, engaging, exciting resources so they can academically strive!

DonorsChoose.org helps make academics easier with educational materials that will give my students more resources for learning. I am thankful for this program, and the smiles it will give my students daily!

My Project

Learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet is an important skill in pre-kindergarten. It's key to have a variety of materials to accommodate children's different learning styles to accomplish this goal.

The materials requested for this project were specifically chosen to spark interest and excitement from the youngest of learners.

The majority of the materials will be utilized during our daily work time activities. During this time, students have free choice in the materials they use throughout the classroom. These materials were chosen because they are easy to disinfect after use and because of current health conditions.

Mrs. Murphy PS 94 W Hertel Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Buffalo, NY View local requests

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

18 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF315 Alphabet Mystery Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
DD925 All About Letters Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
AA411 Beginning Sounds Phonemic Awareness Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC113 Letter Crayons Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC742 Find the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
KT2903 AZ Photo Card Bulletin Board Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$224.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.58

Total project goal

$303.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$303.89

1 Donor

-$137.78

Donations toward project cost

-$137.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$141.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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