You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. D'Agati from Camden NJ is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. D'Agati is requesting

Laminating for Today and Tomorrow

My students need a Fellowes Proteus 125 laminator to create materials to be used throughout the year.

  • $931 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

Each morning our students arrive at school, ready for a long day. They are required to leave the security of home and family and face the world. Living in a city plagued by poverty and violence, they seek to find their identity.

The stakes are high, and their parents and teachers want the world for them.

Who are these students? They are citizens living in one of America's poorest and most dangerous cities. For many of them, school is the safe haven. The classroom they enter has starfish and seahorses, rocks and magnets, wasps nests and ostrich eggs. Their home life experiences are limited. They won't be traveling. Disney is a dream, and pictures are taken on a phone and left unprinted. Who are my students? They are my blessings and the future.

My Project

One of our responsibilities as preschool teachers is to instill in the children skills that they will need for the rest of their lives. One of these skills is returning things to where they belong. We do this by creating pictures of the materials around the room and labeling each item. They can't read, but they can match items to the pictures. Laminating the pictures allows the items to be handled and exchanged without damage. One of my favorite things to do is to create my own puzzles that reflect the current study. The laminator has enabled the children to use and reuse puzzles over time. When a child has worked very hard on an art project I will offer to laminate it for them. They love seeing their work protected.

Parent-teacher conferences are coming up.

It is my practice to send home file folders with activities parents can use to assist their children in learning skills that are needed for them to be successful. I send home number bingo, banana count and a variety of other games. All are laminated. They can be used until the skill is mastered and then returned. I have found that the children display great progress when parent and teacher are working together.

Mrs. D'Agati
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. D'Agati is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fellowes Proteus 125 laminator • CDW-G $749.52 1 $749.52

Materials cost

$749.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$790.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.55

Total project goal

$930.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $930.31

1 Donor

-$465.16

Donations toward project cost

-$395.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.77

match offer

-$465.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$395.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. D'Agati and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Camden","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[2223545],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NJ","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3234407,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/laminating-for-today-and-tomorrow/3234407/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":15,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. D'Agati","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"2223545":{"owner":"Mrs. D'Agati","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3234407],"proposalHash":"1833267808","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2223545_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471464924991","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":369502,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTI4NDE0MA==","NTI4NDE1NQ=="],"teacherId":2223545,"schoolCounty":"Camden","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.