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Ms. Barksdale from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give Them the Tools to Succeed and They Will Build

My students need rich literature, microscopes, and other basic materials to start the new school year.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barksdale's classroom raised $436

This project is fully funded

My Students

Get us up and moving! My students are interactive learners needing to explore literature that opens their imaginations. Help them explore science through using microscopes to look further into nature. Help them to become our next authors and scientists!

My 2nd graders are energetic learners who love to explore and have imaginations out of this world!

At a Title I school it can be somewhat frustrating to provide my students with the materials they need to really explore learning. Field trips are almost non-existent, so instead I try to bring those outside experiences to the classroom.

My Project

With your donations my students will be able to enter middle school with knowledge of how to operate science equipment such as microscopes and how to prepare specimen slides. In science we take a look at animal life cycles. Instead of viewing charts students will collect their own specimen and prepare it to view using a microscope. They will learn how to ask constructive questions to understand what they've read. Using the comprehension ball students will be able to answer questions about texts and reference text for further information. With your donation my students can travel in the past, future, transform into characters, create math, become architects, and see things beyond the naked eye! Let's make learning both informing and exciting!

Give them the tools and they will build!

Help their dreams of being a doctor, scientist, author, policeman come true. With these resources they will want to learn more and become better at their craft. As a first year teacher working with low-income families we need additional resources to make sure that our students are educated on the same level as their affluent counterparts.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Caldecott Medal Winners- PreK-3 TC • AKJ Books $64.62 1 $64.62
Jack Prelutsky - Fav Author • AKJ Books $24.92 1 $24.92
Caldecott Honor Books- PreK-3 TC • AKJ Books $85.68 1 $85.68
ELITE MICROSCOPE KIT 100X 300X 600X- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $34.58 2 $69.16
POCKET CHART SCHEDULING 12-1/2 X 33- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $13.99 2 $27.98
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHART 17 X 22 ----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $2.51 1 $2.51
DESK NAMEPLATES RAINBOW STAR 36/PK 9-5/8 X 3-1/4 TENT-FOLDED- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $6.23 2 $12.46
COMPREHENSION CUBES INFORMATIONAL 2/PK 8 GR. 1-5+- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $7.48 1 $7.48

Materials cost

$294.81

Vendor shipping charges

$13.15

Sales tax

$23.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$370.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.36

Total project goal

$435.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$435.74

19 Donors

-$433.09

Donations toward project cost

-$370.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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$0.00

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