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Mrs. Summey from Spartanburg, SC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Color My World

Help me give my students daily access to color pictures because they enhance comprehension, vocabulary development, and engagement by providing visual context and making abstract concepts more concrete, which is especially helpful for students learning new languages.

  • $453 goal

This project expired on July 31, 2025.

This project expired on July 31, 2025.

My Project

The toner that is needed to help my multilingual learners is expensive and we need a lot of it. My students are all very special and they are working hard to acquire the English language. Studies show that it takes 5-7 years before a newcomer can truly learn a new language. The color toner will help support and enrich many learning objectives.

The first learning objective is Enhanced Comprehension: Visuals, especially color pictures, help multilingual learners understand complex ideas and vocabulary by providing a concrete representation of abstract concepts.

The second objective is Vocabulary Development: When paired with words, images help students associate new vocabulary with real-world objects and concepts, aiding in retention and recall.

The third learning objective is Engagement and Motivation: Colorful and engaging visuals can capture the attention of multilingual learners, making learning more enjoyable and motivating them to participate actively in the classroom.

The fourth objective is Scaffolding and Support: Images can serve as visual scaffolds, helping students access grade-level content and understand texts beyond their independent reading level.

The fifth objective is Connecting to Prior Knowledge: Visuals can help students connect new information to their existing knowledge and experiences, making learning more meaningful and relevant.

The sixth learning objective is Building Confidence: By using visuals, multilingual learners can feel more confident in their ability to understand and participate in class discussions, as they can rely on visual cues to support their learning.

The seventh learning objective is Remembering information: Images can support the instilling of information in long-term memory, which is ideal for supporting ELL students as it shows that images can help the retention of information and learning of a language more quickly.

Please help support the social and academic learning development for my newcomer Multilingual Learners. Thank you.

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Mrs. Summey Jesse S Bobo Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Spartanburg, SC 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

80 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
067 Toner Cartridge Set 067H MF656Cdw MF654Cdw Compatible for Canon 067 Color ImageCLASS LBP632Cdw LBP633Cdw MF653Cdw Printer High Yield Ink 4 Pack • Amazon Business $108.96 3 $326.88

Materials cost

$326.88

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$384.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.91

Total project goal

$452.74

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