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Mrs. Downes from Swartz Creek, MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Manipulatives and Supplies

Help me give my students some magnet boards and letters for center time, as well as some classroom supplies and bins to store my center time activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Downes's classroom raised $478

This project is fully funded

My Project

I have such a wonderful group of students this school year! They are bright and inquisitive and hardworking.

Center time is such an important time where students can really take their learning into their own hands!

Students have a chance to work independently or in small groups during this time on skills they may need more practice on. That’s what many of the items in the project will be used for.

I have noticed that many are struggling with simple foundational skills and would benefit from magnetic letters and boards to use during center time to practice their letters and sounds as well as building words. The bins will help to store the activities for them during center time. One of the most important parts of my job is to assess the students and use that data to inform my teaching. The file and file folders will be used to store the data in a nice, neat way that I can have easy assess to it.

Mrs. Downes Rankin Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Swartz Creek, MI View local requests

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

24 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL628X - Double-Sided Magnetic Write Wipe Board - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $98.99 1 $98.99
Pendaflex Reinforced Hanging File Folders, 1/5 Tab, Letter Size, Pink, 25/Box (PFX 4152 1/5 PIN) • Quill.com $32.99 2 $65.98
LC926 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Teacher Created Resources Plastic Storage Bin, Large, 16.25" x 11.5" x 5", Pink Blush, Pack of 3 (TCR20416-3) • Quill.com $21.29 2 $42.58
Teacher Created Resources Plastic Storage Bin, Large, 16.25" x 11.5" x 5", Teal, Pack of 3 (TCR20407-3) • Quill.com $21.29 2 $42.58
Smead File Folder, 1/3-Cut Tab, Letter Size, Teal, 100/Box (13143) • Quill.com $35.99 1 $35.99
LC356 - Word Building Magnetic Letters - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 3 $29.97
Quill Brand Standard Staples, 1/4"Leg Length, 5,000/Box (35065) • Quill.com $4.59 1 $4.59

Materials cost

$370.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$406.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.69

Total project goal

$477.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $477.92

5 Donors

-$288.96

Donations toward project cost

-$245.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.34

match offer

-$188.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.34

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