You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. McDerby from Ridgewood, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. McDerby is requesting

Blank Books for Creative Minds!

Help me give my students blank books so that we can create stories!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McDerby's classroom raised $160

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

In the new year, my 6th grade students will be deep diving into their first big writing unit of the year. After experiencing the full impacts of COVID-19 during their earlier school years, they learned to adapt to typing, rather than learning to love writing.

With this upcoming unit, many are hesitant and anxious about the idea of writing over long periods of time.

They feel that they are inadequate, and recognize the learning loss they have experienced (as it relates to writing/grammar/spelling/handwriting) due to the nature of remote learning and having to type on computers. To build excitement, I am looking to buy blank books they can use to publish their own realistic-fiction piece at the end of the unit. There is so much joy and magic around writing, and I'm hoping to help support them in rebuilding and finding a love for writing!

Mr. McDerby IS 77 Joseph F Quinn School Grades 6-8

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.

Ridgewood, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

40 students impacted 3donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. McDerby is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hygloss Products, Inc 77850 Paperback Blank Sketch, Writing, Journaling, Book for Children and Adults Pack of 50 in Assorted Colors, 8.5" x 11", 8.5 x 11-Inch • Amazon Business $51.89 2 $103.78

Materials cost

$103.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.88

Total project goal

$159.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $159.22

2 Donors

-$159.22

Donations toward project cost

-$135.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. McDerby and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/blank-books-for-creative-minds/6505933/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":40,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. McDerby","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"599902675","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Ridgewood","teachersOnPage":[6873261],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":6505933,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":906,"schoolName":"IS 77 Joseph F Quinn School","authorIds":{"6873261":{"owner":"Mr. McDerby","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[6505933],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21506491,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6873261,"schoolCounty":"Queens","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}