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Ms. Somar from Scottsdale, AZ is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Thinking Classrooms!

Help me give my students the tools to foster deep thinking and understanding.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Somar's classroom raised $1,014

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My Project

I am wanting to set up my gifted classroom for Building Thinking Classrooms. "Building Thinking Classrooms" (BTC), developed by Peter Liljedahl, is a powerful framework that emphasizes creating an environment where students genuinely think, rather than simply mimicking procedures. The students sit around the classroom in small groups working on group whiteboards. They will use the chairs and Wipebooks for this set up. It's particularly important in gifted education for several reasons:

- fosters deep thinking

- promotes intellectual engagement and risk-taking

- enables authentic differentiation and challenge

- develops metacognitive skills and autonomy

- cultivates collaboration and communication skills

"Building Thinking Classrooms" aligns well with the core needs of my gifted learners by prioritizing deep, authentic thinking, fostering a growth mindset, providing inherent differentiation, and promoting both independent and collaborative intellectual exploration.

Ms. Somar Sonoran Sky Elementary School Grades 3-5 Scottsdale, AZ View local requests 60 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wipebook Flipchart • Wipebook $157.74 2 $315.48
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
Caribbean Joe Folding Beach Chair, 1 Position Lightweight and Portable Foldable Outdoor Camping Chair, Red, White and Blue Stripe • Amazon Business $21.99 8 $175.92
Expo Dry Erase Markers Fine Tip Black 36/Pack (1921062) • Staples $21.38 2 $42.76
OWLKELA 30 Pack Whiteboard Eraser, Magnetic Cyan Whiteboard Eraser for Cleaning Dry Erase Markers on Magnetic Soft Whiteboard, Glass Whiteboard and Dry Erase Board • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$742.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.19

Sales tax

 $53.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$861.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.04

Total project goal

$1,013.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,013.58

11 Donors

-$1,009.16

Donations toward project cost

-$861.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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