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Mrs. McGirr from San Diego, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feeling Included, Connected, and Motivated Through Adapted Books! Part 2

Help me give my students adapted books that celebrate diversity by providing us with laminating pouches, 3-ring binders, and TPT gift card to support our diverse needs to be included and connected in our learning community.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McGirr's classroom raised $698

This project is fully funded

My Project

I believe that the emotional experience children have in the classroom is critical to their engagement in the learning process. If students are engaged and are having fun while learning, they will feel a part of the learning community, and they will learn naturally.

Your donation will help me create adapted books that celebrate diversity and texts that are engaging and motivating for our tactile learners to feel included, connected, and motivated.

I love to use adapted books when teaching my students. It’s time consuming to create them but they worth it. I use laminating pouches to make the books sturdy and last long. The Dotted Velcro makes the books interactive and engaging. The $200 TPT gift card will be used to purchased texts that encourages diversity and inclusion. Through these engaging texts, our student will learn to appreciate differences and recognize similarities among them. They will see themselves in the books and learn to love and be proud of who they are!

Please help me give my students adapted books that support our diverse needs to be included and connected in our learning community, and to make learning a fun experience!

Mrs. McGirr Kumeyaay Elementary School Grades PreK-2 San Diego, CA View local requests 13 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 2 $200.00
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200 Pack Laminating Sheets, 3 Mil, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Education Supplies & Craft Supplies, For Use With Thermal Laminators, Letter Size Sheets (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $22.77 8 $182.16
3 Ring Binders, Durable 1” Round Ring, Holds 8.5*11inch Papers, with 2 Pockets ,6 Colors Binder Assorted Pack • Amazon Business $26.59 4 $106.36
Play-Doh Slime 30 Can Pack - Assorted Rainbow Colors for Ages 3 & Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $26.06 1 $26.06
1000pcs Hook and Loop Dots 3/4 in Diameter Sticky Back Coins Heavy Duty Self Adhesive Dot Tapes for School Classroom(White) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98

Materials cost

$525.56

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$29.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$593.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.69

Total project goal

$697.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$697.92

9 Donors

-$553.52

Donations toward project cost

-$471.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.28

match offer

-$143.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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