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Mrs. Spiker from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New School, New Grade, New Year!

Help me give my students a bright and interesting learning environment with new bright bins and games and activities to spark their brains.

  • $1,406 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

I was displaced from my old school at the end of the last school year because of low enrollment. I was placed in a new school and a new grade level. My new classroom was filled with cabinets full of unwanted teaching supplies that were mostly unusable.

After a lot of cleaning and organizing, I am ready to freshen up the room with new bins.

And now that I am more comfortable with using the new grade-level curriculum I wanted to get some games and activities for independent and group practice. I also chose books to help grow my 1st-grade library!

Thank you for considering my project and Happy New Year!

Mrs. Spiker Pittsburgh Arsenal Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Pittsburgh, PA 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

21 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD958 - Correct the Sentence Daily Journal - Gr 1-2 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 3 $140.97
DR621 - Magna-Tiles<sup>&reg;</sup> Metropolis • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99
PP162 - Writing Prompts Journal - Gr 1-2 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $42.99 3 $128.97
FR343 - Fluency Readers - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $53.50 2 $107.00
EE590X - Roll Read Phonics Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
LC496 - Best-Buy Tote Bags - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 3 $98.97
TT305X - Neon Classroom Supply Caddies - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 2 $89.98
CS846 - Hopscotch Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
LM390X - Splash Reading Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 1 $57.99
EE667 - Lakeshore Word Family Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
CR691 - I Can Read Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.50 1 $49.50
TT769X - Neon Connect Store Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT326 - Addition Facts Folder Game Library - K-Gr 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP712 - Operations Folder Game Library - K-Gr 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GG936 - All About Me Writing Posters - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$1,147.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,195.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$210.89

Total project goal

$1,405.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,405.92

4 Donors

-$1,273.72

Donations toward project cost

-$1,195.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$132.20

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