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Ms. May from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Environments Should Shine!

Help me give my students the best classroom environment for learning with a laminator and a globe.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. May's classroom raised $264

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 Students

My 6th grade ELA/Social Studies students at a middle school in South Los Angeles are curious kids who love boosting their literacy skills and learning about Ancient Civilizations. Many of my students are English language learners who are still working towards proficiency, and many of them have had to overcome substantial obstacles to meet grade-level standards. My students are passionate, funny, and caring and determined learners.

My students are working so hard to achieve their goals.

This year, we're working hard to boost our academic conversation skills. We're learning how to collaborate as learners and how to learn from our peers. We want to have a classroom where all students can access the curriculum and participate fully.

My Project

I'm hoping to use these supplies to help create a great classroom environment for my students. Being able to print materials in color would be hugely beneficial. This laminator will help me perfect our classroom environment and help us reuse materials again and again (which will help save paper!) We will laminate handouts and important materials so they last and students can use them throughout the year. For example, I would like to have laminated cards with sentence stems available for my English language learners so they can better participate in academic conversations.

My students deserve the best possible classroom.

We also want a globe for our classroom to help us conceptualize the global concepts we are learning this year in social studies. We're so excited to learn about ancient civilizations, and this will help us better connect to our learning.

Ms. May George Washington Carver Middle 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.

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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

90 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP OfficeJet 3830 All-in-One Wireless Printer, HP Instant Ink & Amazon Dash Replenishment ready (K7V40A) • Amazon Business $99.89 1 $99.89
AmazonBasics Thermal Laminator Machine Bundle with AmazonBasics Thermal Laminating Plastic Laminator Sheets - 8.9 Inch x 11.4 Inch, 50-Pack • Amazon Business $32.96 1 $32.96
Illuminated Kids Globe with Stand – Educational Gift with Detailed World Map and LED Night Light (Power Cord Included) • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Creative Teaching Press Ancient Civilization, 5-Chart Pack (5557) • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45

Materials cost

$175.25

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.52

Total project goal

$263.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$263.44

1 Donor

-$263.44

Donations toward project cost

-$223.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.52

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$0.00

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