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Ms. Zapata from San Francisco, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Modeling Great Writing - Teacher's Easel!

My students need a clear, visible and accessible easel to see modeled writing and share writing experiences with the whole class!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Zapata's classroom raised $496

This project is fully funded

My Students

Great writing needs to be modeled and learned! Shared writing experiences are powerful, research-based practices that can help children become better writers. This classroom easel will help propel students forward in their writing.

Our school is 40% Latino, 15% African-American, 15% White and an amazing mix of other backgrounds and cultures.

Many of our students are English Language Learners. In my classroom over half of the students are English Language Learners, and over 75% are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

My Project

Imagine a classroom that has gone from 22 students to 31... This is the sort of classroom that needs instructional supports! Please help our classroom get all the material support we need in order to have a well functioning space for student learning. This teacher easel will help me as the teacher model writing strategies, and enable children to write for their classmates to show they've learned great writing techniques.

We are a vibrant community of learners, and we need the material support only Donors Choose can provide!

Please help us meet our goal of having a classroom with quality materials and supplies!

Ms. Zapata San Francisco Community 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 half 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

31 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LM520 - All-Purpose Mobile Teaching Easel - Elementary • Lakeshore Learning $349.00 1 $349.00

Materials cost

$349.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$31.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$421.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.32

Total project goal

$495.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$495.49

7 Donors

-$320.49

Donations toward project cost

-$272.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.07

match offer

-$175.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

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$0.00

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