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Mrs. Ketchum from Springfield OR is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making the Most of Writing Time!

My students need magnetic dry erase boards to help them gain writing skills.

  • $246 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have 20 fun and energetic students who love to be in school. They love to work on reading and writing, but we do not have anything to help preserve their work.

We would love to have magnetic dry erase boards to get us using higher level thinking!

The students are learning at fantastic rates but I want to be able to help them instantly know if they are understanding the concepts. My students are unique and love to learn about new things. I believe that they should have the opportunity to learn about math and writing in new ways. They need engaging and fun materials that are engaging for all.

My Project

My students need dry erase boards that are magnetic to use. Our last set of the boards are coming apart and the ink is bleeding through the cardboard. These boards would let us create words and sentences in a short amount of time without having to dig through a pile of unuseable tools. My students need to be able to sound out words and write them. These boards would help them become independent and easily able to tell whether they are understanding the task by simply showing me their boards. My students love to use dry erase markers and this would enable them to be able to use the lines on one side and magnets on the other.

Mrs. Ketchum
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL628X - Double-Sided Magnetic Write & Wipe Board - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $87.99 2 $175.98

Materials cost

$175.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.82

Total project goal

$245.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $245.44

2 Donors

-$243.67

Donations toward project cost

-$208.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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