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Mrs. McPhail from Bridgeport, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Things Can Make Reading Fun!

My students need books and writing supplies such as crayons and pencils, to help them become the best readers and writers they can be.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McPhail's classroom raised $299

This project is fully funded

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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

Bring out the creativity in my kindergarten class with some awesome books, crayons and pencils. These crayons will make their work come alive through color. They books will enrich their vocabulary. I know their thirst for color and words will explode.

My students are bright and creative kindergarteners who love to make their work look outrageous with color.

They are from an urban city school in Connecticut with twenty students in their class. They love to have nice things but are not given the opportunity in receiving enough supplies so that they can do their best work at all times. However, they do try their best with what we have and always share with their classmates who need to use their supplies.

My Project

My kindergarten classroom loves to read and write, and with these awesome crayons, books and reading materials their creativity will bloom. If given these crayons and books, my students will be able to make their work come alive and reading skills will improve. They will be able to use color in all they do. We use color in our writing, math and reading activities. They use color with art, science and all activities that we do in class. By having the crayons at their fingertips and the books in their own library, this can help them achieve their goals and make them feel proud of the work that they have completed. Donations of these crayons and books will make my students so excited and motivated to learn.

By having their own crayons and books that will interest them, they will feel important and want to take care of them so that they can do their best work at all times.

I know that if given these items my students will appreciate what they have and take pride in all that they produce in the classroom. Please help my students flourish with these gifts. Thanks for your support.

Mrs. McPhail Thomas Hooker Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LeapFrog LeapReader Reading and Writing System, Green • Amazon Business $26.24 2 $52.48
Crayola 400ct Large Size Crayon Classpack 8 colors (52-8038) • Amazon Business $48.51 1 $48.51
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 2 (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 4 (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $19.90 1 $19.90
Dixon Ticonderoga Beginners Primary Pencils, #2, Yellow, Box of 12 (13308) 2 Pack • Amazon Business $15.85 1 $15.85
LeapFrog LeapReader Read and Write Book Set: Ready, Set, Kindergarten (for LeapReader) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Little Polar Bear and the Whales (Little Polar Bear (Hardcover)) • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
LeapFrog LeapReader Junior: Ready to Read Book Set (works with Tag Junior) • Amazon Business $11.07 1 $11.07
Little Polar Bear and the Reindeer (Little Polar Bear (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Little Polar Bear and the Big Balloon (Little Polar Bear (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Kindergarten Rocks! • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$220.63

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.81

Total project goal

$298.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$298.75

4 Donors

-$298.75

Donations toward project cost

-$253.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.81

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$0.00

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