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Mrs. Parks from Toppenish WA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Time in First Grade

Help me give my students a classroom that is organized and welcoming with items that will create a cooperative environment that will encourage learning and support language.

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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 Project

My goal for this project is to create an organized and welcoming learning environment for my incoming first graders. My students are almost all second-language learners who come from low-income families.

I want their learning environment to make them feel safe, loved, and supported.

The items I requested will be used to create cooperative groups where students can work and learn together. Each child will have a colored dot at their spot, their own matching bin, and a personal container for their crayons. Their groups will be color-coded and they will have easy access to all materials. As young students who have not been in school for very long, they need all of the support I can give them to raise their confidence and create lifelong learners.

The writing items like the handwriting line stamps and the magnetic writing board will help them with letter formation and story writing skills. The math pop toys can be used for group work practice counting to 100. As for the pencil sharpener, it sharpens on its own so that it can be used by children and not get broken. The magnetic bookshelves will allow me to display the books I am reading and make them easily accessible to all students. All of these materials will help my classroom to run smoothly and efficiently.

Mrs. Parks
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Super Stacker Crayon Box, Plastic Stackable Crayon Organizer, Crayon Holder Case for School, Color May Vary, 3.5 x 4.75 x 1.5 Inches • Amazon Business $2.30 30 $69.00
New Larger Size! | The Original Table Spots for Teachers | No Staining, No Shadowing, Complete Erase! Dry Erase, 10 Pack Multicolor Circles, Wall Stickers, Decals • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
Podzly Classroom Caddy Organizer - Pack of 6 with 3 Compartments and Handle - Ideal Table Caddy for Classroom Supplies in Kindergarten - Classroom Storage Bins for Art and Craft Teachers • Amazon Business $40.75 1 $40.75
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils 7-11.5mm, Fully Automatic Pencil Sharpener, Auto in & Out, Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpener for Large Pencils, Sketch Pencils, Blue • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
AK-SHIP 7.8in Big Size P0pp Math Toys , Rainbow Square Fidget Ttoy 100bubbles Stress Relieving Fidget Game for Teachers to Create Kinds of Math Manipulatives【with 1-100 Numbers Tables】 • Amazon Business $7.98 4 $31.92
2 Pcs Magnetic Book Shelf for Whiteboard Magnetic Shelf Metal Floating Book Shelves for Kids Room Magnetic Book Display Shelf Magnetic Book Shelf for Kids Room Teacher Whiteboard Classroom (Black) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Aizweb Giant Magnetic Draw & Write Paper,Dry Erase Handwriting Lined Paper for Classroom Whiteboard Accessories, Writing Chart Paper Teacher Must Have Homeschool Teaching Supplies,Teacher Essential • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Sherr 2 Dashed Handwriting Lines Practice Roller Stamp Self Inking Line Rolling Stamps Teacher Stamps Sentence Strips Handwriting Practice for Kids Teachers (Green,2.72 x 2.44 x 1.54 Inch) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$283.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.47

Total project goal

$403.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$403.14

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$403.14

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