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Ms. Ferguson from Urbana IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

First Graders and Families

My students need science books, manipulatives and notebooks to create a strong home-school literacy connection.

  • $360 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students come into first grade in August rearing to learn. They come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including students from other countries and who speak more than one language.

My school and classroom also continue to be a high-poverty school of around 95%, but that doesn't stop them from trying their best and persevering through difficult times, both in and outside of the classroom.

They are curious, motivated learners who enjoy showing off what they have learned and what they can do.

My Project

Based on research, my students will be participating in several home-school literacy connection projects this year. This DonorsChoose.org grant will help with both family message journals and family literacy backpacks. Family message journals are sent home on Fridays, after the students write in them about what they did over the course of the week at school. Then, families are invited to write back to their child. The process continues every week throughout the school year, and in the meantime, families are very aware of what their child is doing in school.

Literacy Backpacks are linked with our science standards (NGSS) and also go home on Fridays.

They include a book on whatever we are studying, a journal, and a stuffed animal. They will read and write about what we are studying with their families and return to school. The journal will stay in the same backpack all year, so each family can see what other families are learning about!

Ms. Ferguson
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mead Composition Notebook, Wide Ruled, 100 Sheets, 12 Pack (72936) • Amazon Business $19.23 2 $38.46
What Are Sound Waves? (Light & Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
The Moon (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $6.95 4 $27.80
Inspiro Kids Musical Instruments & Percussion Toys Rhythm Band Value Set • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
North American Bear Company Todd Parr Dog Plush, Black/Tan • Amazon Business $12.00 2 $24.00
Chirpin' Chick Novelty Toy • Amazon Business $5.72 4 $22.88
The I'M NOT SCARED Book • Amazon Business $10.07 2 $20.14
How Does Sound Change? (Light and Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 2 $15.90
What Are Light Waves? (Light & Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 2 $15.90
North American Bear Company Todd Parr Dog Plush, White/Black • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
The Family Book • Amazon Business $5.86 2 $11.72
It's Okay to Make Mistakes • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
The Peace Book • Amazon Business $7.61 1 $7.61
It's Okay To Be Different • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$271.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.90

Total project goal

$359.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$359.35

3 Donors

-$316.70

Donations toward project cost

-$305.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.65

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$0.00

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