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Ms. Shelby from Bruceton TN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Basics Today. World Tomorrow!

Help me give my students the foundation for a engaging and thrilling science education!

  • $525 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

As a first year teacher, I have learned a lot about what I can do to improve myself to only improve my students in the future! I have learned different techniques and strategies to keep an engaging and rigorous class.

Engaged students learn the best, and it is my goal to have 100% engagement in every lesson, biology, STEM, chemistry, EVERYTHING!

To best help my kids with their education, they need the basic supplies for education, including pencils, notebooks, and colors (to draw our awesome science experiments in our notebooks). Science teachers also need basics like paper towels, for those same fun science experiments!

My students come from different backgrounds and living situations. Not everyone is the same, but a lot do know what it is like to live in a struggling household. While each relationship with my students is a priority, relationships only take us so far when we do not have the materials needed to be successful in class.

I have seen how relieving burdens from students and families lead to better classroom performances, and I hope that I can provide that for my students.

Ms. Shelby
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oxford Composition Notebooks, Wide Ruled Paper, 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 Inches, 100 Sheets, Black, 6 Pack (63764) • Amazon Business $12.36 8 $98.88
Crayola Broad Line Markers Bulk, School Supplies, 16 Bold Colors, 256 Count • Amazon Business $59.98 1 $59.98
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Plastic Folders with 2 Pockets for Letter Size Paper, Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $10.33 5 $51.65
Rarlan Colored Pencils Bulk, Pre-sharpened Colored Pencils for Kids, 12 Assorted Colors, Pack of 36, Coloring Pencils 432 Count • Amazon Business $39.96 1 $39.96
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Marker | Chisel Tip Markers | Whiteboard Markers, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead, Box of 30 • Amazon Business $4.74 5 $23.70
Learning Resources LER6039 Giant Magnetic Animal Cell • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
X-ACTO Pencil Sharpener, Mighty Mite Electric Pencil Sharpener with Pencil Saver, SafeStart Motor, Small Pencil Sharpener Perfect for Teacher and Homeschooling Supplies, Black, 1 Count • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Kleenex Expressions Ultra Soft Facial Tissues, Soft Facial Tissue, 12 Cube Boxes, 45 Tissues per Box, 3-Ply (540 Total Tissues) • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Power Strip with USB, Addtam ETL Certificate Flat Plug Extension Cord with 3 USB Ports, 3 Widely Spaced Outlets, 5 Feet Braided Cord, Desktop Small Travel Power Strip for Cruise Ship, Home, Office • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Amazon Basics Fine Point Tip Permanent Markers, Black, 24-Pack • Amazon Business $5.67 2 $11.34
Oxford Ruled Index Cards, 3" x 5", White, 300 pack (10022) • Amazon Business $2.23 5 $11.15
GE Pro 3-Outlet Power Strip with Surge Protection, 8 Ft Designer Braided Extension Cord, Grounded, Flat Plug, 250 Joules, Warranty, UL Listed, Gray/White, 38433 • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack, 75 Ct Each, Pack of 3 (Package May Vary) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$409.46

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.64

Total project goal

$524.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$524.24

2 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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$524.24

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