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Ms. Riordan from Rock Hill SC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Activate and Train the Brain

Help me give my students activities they can do in a welcoming library!

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My Project

Please help me get these items for my high school library. I have some important goals that I will always continue to work on. First and foremost, always to encourage and promote a love for books and reading. Then, to provide a safe, welcoming area for all students; and lastly, to provide activities that encourage interaction among students, and that also help to use their brains as well as social skills

The supplies in this project will help towards all of these goals in a variety of ways.

The activity and coloring books will be great for students to work on, by themselves or with each other, and help stimulate thinking and interacting while doing things they enjoy, such as crosswords and word finds, and even simply soothing coloring.

The vinyl is used to make decorative items as well as labels for our media center to continue to create that welcoming environment over a sterile and intimidating environment. I want this to look as much like a homey, comfortable, sitting room and library as I can.

The Virtual Reality case is for a Virtual Reality set that I received on another grant, and it helps to have something to safely carry it around and store it in rather than the box that is breaking down. This is something we use in here during lunches, and the students enjoy not only watching each other as they do the various games, but it also has educational value as they work on saving the oceans and exploring the world in National Geographic experiences.

All together, these continue to make our library a great place that students want to be!

Ms. Riordan
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Pack Bundle Mosaic Sticker Art for Kids and Adults Includes Hot Air Balloon, Tiger, Butterfly and Sunflowers Posters, Large Sticker by Number/Letter Posters 36" x 40" with 3,996 Stickers • Amazon Business $146.99 1 $146.99
Tension Shower Curtain, Spring Shower Tension Curtain Rod, Closet Rod, for Windows or Shower, Rust Resistant Easy to Install, Umimile (Brown, 51-86”) • Amazon Business $32.50 2 $65.00
Beauoop Lattice Blackout Window Valance Curtain Panels Thermal Insulated Noise Reduction Drapes for Kitchen Cafe Living Room Quatrefoil Window Treatment Sets Rod Pocket, 50W x 18L, Gray, 1 Panel • Amazon Business $15.99 4 $63.96
Cricut Everyday Iron On - 12” x 12" 3 Sheets - Includes Cornflower, Bright Teal, Petal - HTV Vinyl for T-Shirts - Use with Cricut Explore Air 2/Maker - Coastal Sampler • Amazon Business $12.89 3 $38.67
Cricut Everyday Iron On - 12” x 12" 3 Sheets - Includes Blush, Lilac, White - HTV Vinyl for T-Shirts - Use with Cricut Explore Air 2/Maker - Tea Party Sampler • Amazon Business $12.89 3 $38.67
Activity Books for Adults Seniors Teens Super Set ~ 8 Advanced Activity Books Filled with Mazes, Puzzles, Crosswords, Color By Number, Connect the Dots and Coloring Activities (Over 400 Pages Total) • Amazon Business $18.95 2 $37.90
Buffalo Window Valences (Hard Burlap) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
KAPPA Super Saver LARGE PRINT Word Search Puzzle Pack-Set of 9 Carry-Along Digest Size Books • Amazon Business $14.96 2 $29.92
Cricut Everyday Iron On - 12” x 12" 3 Sheets - Includes Lilac, Sky Blue, Pink - HTV Vinyl for T-Shirts - Use with Cricut Explore Air 2/Maker - Pastels Sampler • Amazon Business $8.29 3 $24.87
GoodtoU 6 Pack Spring Tension Rods for Windows 28 to 48 Inch(Approx.), Window Tension Rod, Curtain Rods No Drilling, Tension Rod for Closet, Tension Curtain Rod, Adjustable Curtain Rod, Black • Amazon Business $21.65 1 $21.65
Insignia - Hard-shell Carrying Case for Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 2 - Black • Best Buy Education $14.57 1 $14.57

Materials cost

$516.18

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$590.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.17

Total project goal

$694.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$694.48

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$694.48

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