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Ms. Barrett from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Life in Color-Part 2

Help me give my students the gift of a more vibrant and colorful classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barrett's classroom raised $420

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

My classroom focuses on teaching the whole child. My students are hardworking, empathetic, and good critical thinkers. I strive to support students in developing to their fullest potential in all aspects of their learning. We work together as a class to celebrate each other's successes, both big and small.

My classroom consists of 30 eager to learn emergent bilingual students.

All of my students are English learners and some have recently immigrated from Mexico, Central, and South America. They have goals such as one day being teachers, scientists, and doctors. In class we recognize and discuss the steps needed to take to accomplish these goals. Almost 95% of the students at my school are identified as coming from low-income households.

My Project

The sheer look of excitement when students see visuals in color as well as have the opportunity to create their own images in color for projects makes any teacher feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Observing students engaged in small group activities with bright teacher-made resources is equally delightful. Both of these endeavors; however, require the use of a color printer. In my classroom at this moment there is now (thanks to generous donations) an amazing color printer that is ready to be used to start making more colorful and exciting activities! Before it can start getting to work, however, it requires the expensive toner for printing bold and vibrant pictures and other resources.

My classroom of English Learners benefits tremendously from having visuals to accompany newly learned vocabulary terms and differentiated small group activities.

Having a color printer can make these components come to life and bring much more color, joy, and student engagement in my classroom. This printer will be used to generate small group activities that are bright and captivating for my amazing classroom of kiddos. It will also be used to supplement vocabulary activities with colorful visuals to aid in building up students' academic language. Finally, it will be used by students to print color pictures for biography reports and projects. All students deserve a school experience in color!

Ms. Barrett Mary Lyon 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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 202X (CF501X) Cyan High Yield Original Toner Cartridge for HP Laserjet Pro M254 M281cdw M281dw • Amazon Business $102.89 1 $102.89
HP 202A (CF503A) Magenta Original Toner Cartridge for HP Laserjet Pro M254 M281cdw M281dw • Amazon Business $76.89 1 $76.89
HP 202A (CF502A) Yellow Original Toner Cartridge for HP Laserjet Pro M254 M281cdw M281dw • Amazon Business $76.89 1 $76.89
HP 202A (CF500A) Black Original Toner Cartridge for HP LaserJet Pro M254 M281cdw M281dw • Amazon Business $64.89 1 $64.89

Materials cost

$321.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$356.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.89

Total project goal

$419.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $419.27

5 Donors

-$397.00

Donations toward project cost

-$337.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.55

match offer

-$22.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$18.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.34

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 $0.00

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