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Mrs. Carr from Houston, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Back Basics: Paper and Pens

Help me give my students paper and pens to do the basic work of learning.

  • $161 goal

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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

Years ago we ditched the pencils in our kindergarten classroom in exchange for Flair pens for a multitude of reasons. After teaching students how to use them and care for them correctly, Flair pens will last us the entire year and help students see and correct their mistakes while writing, copy and trace with bold lines while drawing and learning handwriting, and engage students with their fun colors and novel use.

We are SO glad we made the switch from traditional pencils to Flair pens in kindergarten and, with your support, we can continue to use the best writing utensils in our classroom to get the most from our students.

Pens and paper will help us to do the things we need to do to learn the material in Social Studies and ELA. Many thanks to you in advance for helping us get enough of these supplies to last the remainder of the year.

Mrs. Carr De Santiago EC-PK-K School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paper Mate Flair Point-Guard Porous Point Pens, 12 Black Pens. • Amazon Business $9.87 4 $39.48
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm), Blue, 12 Count • Amazon Business $11.15 3 $33.45
Amazon Basics Multipurpose Copy Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11 Inch 20Lb Paper - 8 Ream Case (4,000 Sheets), 92 GE Bright White • Amazon Business $31.56 1 $31.56

Materials cost

$104.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$136.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.01

Total project goal

$160.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $160.07

3 Donors

-$151.25

Donations toward project cost

-$136.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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