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Mrs. Maali from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let’s Cook! Teaching Cooking & Independent Living Skills

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn independent skills while learning how to make some basic meals with items like oatmeal, popcorn and jam!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maali's classroom raised $326

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are from the Southwest Side of Chicago and are part of a Special Education Low Incidence Cluster program. They need access to curriculum that is both engaging and functional. These materials will help them build their independence and increase their self confidence.

My Project

While remote learning, we will be working with the students to learn some basic meal making skills. We will be showing them how to make a basic meal and also giving them the opportunity to build some independent living skills and confidence. Each week will be creating a meal together that will enable the students to recreate that same meal with their family. In addition to learning the meal making skills, we will be incorporating other skills into the lesson. Students will have to use math to use the proper amount of ingredients as well as language skills to read the recipe. For some of our students, fine motor skills is a concern. We are providing them with water bottles and the drink mixes will allow them to use their fine motor skills to open the bottle, pour in the drink mix and shake! Some days we will be watching a movie that relates to the lesson that we finished and the popcorn that they make will serve as their reminder of a job well done. Students will have to understand the concept of how much water to use when making the soup cups as well as how long to microwave the soup so that it is the correct temperature to eat.

Students will be able to make their own PB&J sandwiches to share with their families.

The oatmeal will be used to start our day as we share a healthy breakfast together before we get into the business of learning.

Knowing that they can do some meal making will show them that they are capable of so much more as well.

Please consider helping our students reach this milestone. It will help us to connect with them during this remote learning time as we share a meal together!!

Mrs. Maali Bogan Computer Technical High School Grades 9-12

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.

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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

45 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quaker Oatmeal, Variety, 1.51 Oz., 64/Carton (QUA31682) • Quill.com $34.19 1 $34.19
Act II Popcorn Butter Lovers 36/CT (GOV23255) • Quill.com $16.64 2 $33.28
Smucker's Assorted Jam and Jelly Variety, 0.5 Oz., 200/Pack (307-00031) • Quill.com $31.49 1 $31.49
Jif To Go Peanut Butter 1.5 Oz. 8/Box (SMU5150024136) • Quill.com $4.49 7 $31.43
NISSIN Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup, 2.25 oz, 24 Count (220-00498) • Quill.com $13.49 2 $26.98
Crystal Light On The Go Natural Lemonade Drink Mix, 0.17 oz., 30/Box (00796) • Quill.com $13.49 2 $26.98
Quaker Oatmeal, Variety, 1.51 Oz., 52/Box (220-00482) • Quill.com $17.99 1 $17.99
Crystal Light On The Go Lemon Powder Tea, 0.08 oz., 30/Box (00757) • Quill.com $13.49 1 $13.49
Crystal Light On-The-Go Raspberry Ice Drink Mix, 0.08 oz., 30/Box (GEN00798) • Quill.com $13.49 1 $13.49
Crystal Light On-The-Go Sugar Free Sunrise Classic Orange Powdered Drink Mix, 0.16 0.17 oz. (GEN00504) • Quill.com $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$242.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$276.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.79

Total project goal

$325.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $325.24

2 Donors

-$175.12

Donations toward project cost

-$148.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.27

match offer

-$150.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.52

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 $0.00

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