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Ms. Sharon from Kansas City, MO is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fun, Engaging Handwriting Success, for Now and Beyond!

Help me give my students the structured learning system of Handwriting Without Tears, that makes learning handwriting more fun and enjoyable.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sharon's classroom raised $710

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are special because they each have specific gifts and talents, creating a diverse learning community in our school.

The Mat Man Book Set from the Handwriting without Tears program will increase students fun and learning through control in hand/arm movements.

Students will then be more engaged and fully participate in their writing activities. The Handwriting Without Tears program and accessories, will help my students increase their fine motor skills and visual abilities, by the offering of a structured learning system, as the students thrive at our Academy.

Ms. Sharon Lee A Tolbert Community Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Kansas City, MO 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

12 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Handwriting Without Tears Mat Man Book Set, Grades PreK - K, Set of 4 - Toddler • School Specialty $233.99 1 $233.99
Handwriting Without Tears Show Me Magnetic Pieces for Capitals - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $101.99 1 $101.99
Handwriting Without Tears Pre-Writing Roll-A-Dough Letters and Numbers Set, 4 x 6 Inches, Plastic - PreK - Toddler • School Specialty $72.97 1 $72.97
Handwriting without Tears Blackboard with Double Lines - 10 x 17 inches - Elementary - Kids • School Specialty $32.99 1 $32.99
Handwriting Without Tears Printing Power Book, Grade 2 - Kids • School Specialty $27.59 1 $27.59
Learning Without Tears - My Printing Book Teacher's Guide, Current Edition - Handwriting Without Tears Series - 1st Grade Writing Book - Letters, Language Arts Lessons - for School or Home Use • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Learning Without Tears - Kick Start Kindergarten Student Workbook, Current Edition - Handwriting Without Tears Series - Pre-K Writing Book - Capital and Lowercase Letters - for School or Home Use • Amazon Business $14.45 1 $14.45
Learning Without Tears Print Letter & Number Poster- Handwriting Without Tears®- K–2, Alphabet Letter and Number Model, Double Lines- for School and Home Use • Amazon Business $9.10 1 $9.10

Materials cost

$518.07

Vendor shipping charges

$46.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$602.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.37

Total project goal

$709.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$709.16

4 Donors

-$353.94

Donations toward project cost

-$301.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.54

match offer

-$354.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$301.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.65

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$0.00

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