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Mrs. Dilling from La Mesa CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Going the Distance for our Kindergartners!

Help me give my students packets full of exciting curriculum where they can be screen-free while they do their independent work!

  • $497 goal

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My Students

"It's OK, I'm just learning!"

This is how I always start off our first day of school.

I make a "mistake," and then we all practice saying this together. I find it calms fears and lets students know that this is a safe place where we can take chances and make mistakes together!

My students come from very diverse backgrounds and bring with them a variety of challenges daily when they enter the classroom.

Our school is a Title I urban school with the most diverse population in our district, serving over 80% of our students a free or reduced-price lunch.

Each day, it is my job to make students feel safe. I put on my "acting" hat to make lessons entertaining and fun and to inspire them to do their personal best! The fact that they have such varying levels of ability makes this a little tricky, and I've found that they are most successful when they are given opportunities to practice skills in a variety of ways both cooperatively in groups and individually. (The best part is, they often think they are "just playing." Mwah haha!)

My Project

In kindergarten, we try to do as much screen-free, hands-on learning as possible. Distance learning makes this a little harder...OK, a LOT harder! We feel that there is no substitute for good old paper and pencil so that students can improve their handwriting and fine motor skills.

WE are trying to create as much of the typical classroom experience with our distance learning students, and we would love to get some new, exciting curriculum to make their home learning as exciting and engaging as it would be in our physical classroom.

Mrs. Dilling
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 2 $200.00
Relay MP, Multipurpose Copy Paper, 20lb, 8.5 x 11, 92 Bright - 10 Ream Carton / 5,000 Sheets (013020C) • Amazon Business $41.98 3 $125.94
Double Sided Dry Erase Boards - Lined/Plain, Ohuhu 25-Pack 9 x 12 Inch Whiteboards Set, Including 25 x Lap Board, 25 x Black Markers, 25 x White Boards Eraser for Students, Classroom, School • Amazon Business $44.98 1 $44.98

Materials cost

$370.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.49

Total project goal

$496.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $496.61

5 Donors

-$164.07

Donations toward project cost

-$143.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.86

match offer

-$328.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$278.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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