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Ms. Anna from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organized Space For Thoughtful Scientists!

My students need storage for all of our wonderful, new STEM materials.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Anna's classroom raised $845

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work with a diverse group of three to five year old students. They come from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and family structures. My students have a wide range of ability levels and needs.

When my students walk into the classroom they are filled with wonder and excitement to learn, despite their differences.

As this is many of my students first school experience, I hope to create a positive classroom environment that inspires my students to become lifelong learners.

My Project

This school year one goal in our classroom is to increase our children's scientific thinking and inquiry. We were fortunate to receive many new STEM materials for our classroom to help us achieve this goal. While this is great news, we currently do not have enough storage for all the new materials.

This donation will allow my preschoolers easy access to their new learning tools and the ability to be self sufficient while investigating, thinking and wondering.

The storage bench and Mobile STEM station unit will help transform our classroom environment by allowing my students to be able to independently use and put away their STEM materials. Please help us create an organized classroom space where children can become independent, scientific thinkers.

Ms. Anna Ray Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF340 - Mobile STEM Station • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
JJ498 - Classic Birch Storage Bench • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00

Materials cost

$678.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$718.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.74

Total project goal

$844.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$844.91

6 Donors

-$422.46

Donations toward project cost

-$359.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.37

match offer

-$422.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$359.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.37

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$0.00

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