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Ms. Higginbottom from Memphis, TN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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PREK Scholars!

Help me give my students a few very important items to help their transition into PREK. My students are from low income homes and I want to help parents who can’t afford these very important school supplies.

  • $228 goal

This project expired on September 29, 2025.

This project expired on September 29, 2025.

My Project

As students transition from daycare to Preschool, they need some essential items to help them prepare for Kindergarten. The chair bags will help them store the things they need to use daily. As they learn how to write, they need to use fat pencils to help them develop their fine motor skills. The journals will be used to show their writing progress from the beginning of the school year until the end of the school year. My students are from low income families and I want to make sure they are prepared to be successful readers/writers and mathematicians.

Ms. Higginbottom Ridgeway Early Learning Center Grades PreK-2

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

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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

Never Before Funded 20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch Office SuperPro Glow Extra Heavy Duty Commercial Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener with Replaceable Cutter Cartridge System, 6-Hole, Silver/Black (EPS14HC) • Amazon Business $57.18 1 $57.18
Talltalk 12 Pcs Chair Pockets Bulk 15" W x 19" H Chair Back Pocket Chart Seat Back Organizer with Name Tags for Classroom Supplies(Blue and Red) • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99
Fainne 102 Pcs Bulk Jumbo Thick Pencils and Sharpeners Set, Large Giant Big Fat Pencils with Erasers for Kids Beginners Preschoolers Kindergarten Primary School Office Supplies(Yellow,Round) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Henoyso 5 Pcs Primary Composition Notebook for Kids 9.75 x 7.5 Inch K-2 Primary Writing Journal with Rainbow Spine 60 Pages Draw and White Journal for Student School Supplies (Bright Color) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$161.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.16

Total project goal

$227.73

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