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Ms. Smith from Oakland CA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Pump 'Em Up-Put 'Em Up!

Help me give my students posters that reflect the learning they will do and a ball inflator to pump up our flexible ball chairs.

  • $202 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The students in our classroom are a hard-working, bucket-filling, college-bound group of fifth graders. We affectionately call ourselves The Smithsonian Scholars. We represent the diversity of our city - we are Black, Asian, Filipino, Latino and Arabic. About 80% of our students live below or close to the poverty line. About half of our students are English language learners.

While we come from a wide-range of backgrounds, we all come, connecting in our classroom to learn and grow together!

Please help us shine our brightest every day of the school year. We appreciate your considerable kindness. Thank you.

My Project

An attractive and educational classroom is so helpful for student success. This year I am teaching math and science standards to the fifth graders at our site. In only three weeks of school, many of my students have expressed their fear of math and their struggles in the past years. I want to support them as much as possible. Content posters on the walls of my class keep students reminded of the processes and practices they need to know to master the standards.

The ball inflator is essential!

I received flexible seating, and my students are raring to use them. The only hindrance is that I have no way to pump the seats. Having an automatic ball pump will make quick work of the inflation process.

Ms. Smith
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WC218 - Automatic Ball Inflator • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
TR481 - Human Body Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TR265 - Math Essentials Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.19 1 $15.19
TR483 - Physical Science Essentials Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.19 1 $15.19
SCT1756 - Math Talk Bulletin Board Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$127.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.20

Total project goal

$201.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $201.33

1 Donor

-$201.33

Donations toward project cost

-$171.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.20

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 $0.00

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