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Mrs. Shaw from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic Supplies Keep Us Working

Help me give my students basic supplies such as binders, dividers, colored paper, glue sticks, dry erase markers, and a hole puncher.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shaw's classroom raised $156

This project is fully funded

My Students

The students at my school are an energetic and hardworking group of children. They enjoy coming to school, but school funding cuts over the years have impacted what schools can provide to individual classrooms.

I teach students with special needs in an urban neighborhood where all the students at school are eligible for free breakfast and free lunch.

Our school has hard-working students, as well as teachers and staff, who strive to make our school a welcoming and inviting place. In addition, our school is one of the top-performing schools in the city.

My Project

I am a special-education teacher. I work with students from Kindergarten to 4th grade. There are many different concepts and skills being taught depending on individual students' needs.

Thus, it is important to have basic supplies to stay on track and organized.

The binders and dividers will be used to keep curriculum materials orderly. Colored paper is needed for different things that need to be copied. Since there are different groups doing different things, the colored paper will help students readily identify the specific paper needed. Students working on math skills use the different colored dry erase markers to show their work for different parts of a problem. This helps them see the multiple steps a problem has more clearly and helps students focus better. Time will not be wasted since we will have the basic supplies needed to effectively teach.

Mrs. Shaw Samuel Powel Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsill Earth’s Choice Biobased Durable 3 Ring Binders, Fashion Clear View 2 Inch Binders, Up to 25% Plant Based Plastic, Assorted 4 Pack • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
EXPO Whiteboard / Dry Erase Board Liquid Cleaner, 22-ounce • Amazon Business $8.45 2 $16.90
Astrobrights Mega Collection, 625 Sheets,"Joyful" 5-Color Assortment, Colored Paper, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8 ½ x 11-MORE SHEETS! (91624) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Avery 8 Tab Plastic Binder Dividers with Pockets, Two Tone, 1 Set (11989) • Amazon Business $7.47 2 $14.94
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, Box of 12 • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue, Washable, 30 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Bostitch Office HP12 3 Hole Punch, 12 Sheet Capacity, Metal • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
TICONDEROGA My First Pencil • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$100.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$131.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.25

Total project goal

$155.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$155.02

3 Donors

-$155.02

Donations toward project cost

-$131.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.25

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$0.00

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