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Ms. Giddens from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Starts Here: A Classroom Supply Project

Help me give my students get the basic school supplies they need to be successful.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Giddens's classroom raised $1,238

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

School supplies give every student the tools to learn — no one falls behind because they don’t have a pencil or notebook.

The TPT gift cards will allow me to provide differentiated activities and in different languages through TPT that will build confidence — differenitated activities that meet the students where they are will benefit my students by encouraging independence.

Basic school supplies encourage creativity and engagement — markers, paper, and scissors turn ideas into real projects.

Classroom tools reduce stress — students can focus on learning instead of worrying about what they don’t have.

Having basic school supplies show students they’re supported — that someone believes in their potential and wants them to succeed.

Ms. Giddens Grant Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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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

31 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
Boomwhackers Boomwhackers 54 Tube Classroom Pack • Music & Arts $142.95 1 $142.95
Fuutreo 2 Pieces Classroom Paper Storage Organizer Construction Paper Storage Sturdy Cardboard Classroom Mailboxes Literature Craft Organizer for Home Office (White,18 Slots) • Amazon Business $65.99 2 $131.98
Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers Classroom Pack - Assorted Colors, Broad Tip, Set of 200 • Blick Art Materials $78.86 1 $78.86
edxeducation Student Place Value Flip Chart - Millions - Double-Sided with Whole Numbers and Decimals - Learn to Count by Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands and Millions • Amazon Business $10.39 6 $62.34
EXPO Dry Erase Markers (Assorted Colors) - 36 Count with CHISEL Tip • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $45.00 1 $45.00
Lakeshore Place Value Write & Wipe Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils 7-11.5mm, Fully Automatic Pencil Sharpener, Auto in & Out, Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpener for Large Pencils, Sketch Pencils, Green • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Flutesan 16 Pcs Small Digital Kitchen Timers Classroom Timers for Students Magnetic Back and on Switch Minute Second Count up Countdown with Matching Ropes (White, Blue, Pink, Green) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Mr. Sketch Scented Washable Markers Chisel Tip Assorted Colors 36 Count (2003992) • Staples $22.56 1 $22.56
Hadley Designs 6 Motivational Reading Strategies Posters – Classroom and Library Decorations for Elementary School, Reading Corner and Literacy Wall Art – Colorful Chalk Classroom Decor • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
pbf 5x7 Acrylic Sign Holder | 5 x 7 Vertical Stand Up Slanted Sign Holder | Acrylic Stands for Display | Clear Picture Frame, Menu Table Top Stand, Plastic Flyer Holder (12-Pack) • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Hadley Designs Math Posters for Elementary School – Multiplication Chart Poster, Place Value Chart for Classroom Wall, Colorful Math Classroom Decor • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Lakeshore All About Me Writing Posters - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Mrs Wordsmith Storyteller's Word A Day, Grades 3-5: + 3 Months of Word Tag Video Game • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
16 Sound Wall Classroom Phonics Language Arts Charts for Kids Toddler Learning Vowels Sounds Posters, Phonics Posters for Classroom, Digraphs and Blends Poster, Reading Posters for Classroom, Boho Classroom Decorations(16 x 11 Inch) (Boho Rainbow) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Sweetzer & Orange Set of 8 Education Rules Posters w/CLASS RULES Letters - Motivational Classroom Charts for Teachers & Students – Inspirational Bedroom, Office & Classroom Decor - 11"x14" • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
ZKOO School Schedule Pocket Chart for Teachers, 18 Double-Sided Reusable Dry-Erase Cards, 13+1 Pockets (Blue) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
4-inch Timers for Kids, Large Magnetic Digital Kitchen timers with Constant Bright Function for Classroom, Silent Timer for Students and Teachers (1, Black) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
UpdateClassic 60 PCS Gaint Push Pins, 1 Inch, Jumbo Thumb Tacks, Steel Point and Plastic Head, Large Thumbtacks for Bulletin Board Cork Board, Long pushpins for Wall (Multicolor), (push pins-032861) • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98
FINDMAG Magnetic Push Pins, Mix Color Neodymium Fridge Magnets, 14 Pack Colorful Tacks Magnets, Push Pin Magnets for Home, Kitchen, Whiteboard, Pictures, Classroom, Office, Dry Erase Board • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$920.89

Vendor shipping charges

$2.75

Sales tax

$84.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,051.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$185.60

Total project goal

$1,237.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,237.31

1 Donor

-$618.66

Donations toward project cost

-$525.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.80

match offer

-$618.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$525.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.80

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$0.00

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