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Mrs. Lyon from Reno, NV is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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References in Their Hands

Help me give my students reference materials up close and personal, kept neatly on their desks.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lyon's classroom raised $168

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Most of my 20 students live in low-income housing or in multi-generation homes. They are so happy to be in school and no longer learning from home.

My students are in-class this year, wearing masks, learning social-distanced from each other and they are rocking it!

We have a class set of Kindle tablets that help us learn at our desks and help me get up close and personal through the use of QR Codes and recorded videos. Those QR Codes are a favorite activity, along with our infrequent Lego reward time with my 21 individual Lego kits. My classroom capacity is 21 students and my population grows as more and more students return to in-person learning from distance learning.

My Project

Our classroom is bright, colorful and a happy place to learn. However, due to social distancing, desks are far apart and the room is large. Materials are not equitably accessible to every student.

Giving each student a number line, alphabet and 120 chart at their desk will enhance their learning by giving them easy access to the reference materials displayed on the walls.

I already own several of the nameplate props, so I don't need an entire class set. I've experimented with the few that I have so I KNOW they are amazing.

Mrs. Lyon Alice Smith Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH455 Nameplate Display Trays Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
HH455 Nameplate Display Trays Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
HH404 Magnetic Display Trays Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
JJ273 Lakeshore Traditional Manuscript Reference Nameplates Gr 13 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$102.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$8.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.16

Total project goal

$167.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.73

4 Donors

-$150.08

Donations toward project cost

-$142.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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