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Mrs. Shelley Smith from Bessemer City, NC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Give Them Something To Brag About

Help me give my students the recognition they deserve through the use of Brag Tags.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shelley Smith's classroom raised $274

This project is fully funded

My Project

This school year, my school is adopting the use of Brag Tags. Brag Tags are a “dog tag” styled necklace for kids. Student will earn and collect Brag Tags for achieved goals. Brag Tags are a highly effective motivational reward incentive. It is the hope that students will get excited about the possibility of earning Brag Tags for a variety of things around school.

I would like to compliment the school Brag Tag program by integrating the use of Brag Tags in the fourth grade reading classes this year.

The majority of the fourth graders that will be in my reading classes this year are performing one to three grade levels below where they should be.

I want the students in my reading classes to get excited about school and especially about reading. I feel that the use of Brag Tags just might be a key to getting students excited.

Mrs. Shelley Smith Tryon 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.

Bessemer City, NC View local requests

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

65 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Brag Tag - Good Listener • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Guitar Brag Tags - You Did It • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Get In The Game--Read • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Wild About Reading Paw Brag Tag • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Never Give Up tag • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Hard Working Student Brag Tag • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
I Always Try My Best • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
I Am a Non Fiction Book Reader Brag Tag • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Paw-sitive Behavior Paw Brag Tag • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Caught Doing Great Work Pencil • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00
Proud of You Brag Tags • School Life $0.16 100 $16.00

Materials cost

$176.00

Vendor shipping charges

$10.50

Sales tax

$13.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.09

Total project goal

$273.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.96

2 Donors

-$233.38

Donations toward project cost

-$207.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.01

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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