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Mrs. Smith from Mobile, AL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Prepare for My New Students!

Help me give my students materials to learn our English language at school with puzzles, flash cards and dictionaries.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $377

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am a new English language learner teacher. Coming from a library position, I don't have a lot of the materials needed to work with my new students.

My students are mostly non-English speaking kids that are eager to learn our language.

The materials in this project will help support me while I teach them what they need. The dictionaries will be helpful with them learning new vocabulary. The centers will be great for small group lessons.

These items will be beneficial for all of us. Most of them will be used in our small groups to learn with pictures. Visual learning is a great way to teach the students.

Mrs. Smith Orchard Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Mobile, AL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

65 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spanish & Bilingual 24-Piece Floor Puzzles - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $125.96 1 $125.96
Scholastic First Picture Dictionary • AKJ Education $12.40 3 $37.20
Hello World Multicultural and Multilingual Floor Puzzle - 48 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.26 1 $24.26
On The Mark Press - More Esl Teaching Ideas • Teachers' School Supply $19.99 1 $19.99
All Are Welcome Motivational Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.69 1 $18.69
Scholastic Teaching Resources - Bilingual Bingo • Teachers' School Supply $12.99 1 $12.99
Trend Enterprises Inc. - Flash Cards Around The Home 96/box • Teachers' School Supply $9.99 1 $9.99
Word Wall Words High Frequency Words Level 1 • AKJ Education $5.78 1 $5.78
Trend Enterprises Inc. - Pocket Flash Cards Alphabet El Alfabeto • Teachers' School Supply $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$259.85

Vendor shipping charges

$5.28

Sales tax

$21.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.51

Total project goal

$376.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$376.72

4 Donors

-$250.86

Donations toward project cost

-$213.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.63

match offer

-$125.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.88

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$0.00

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