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Ms. Smith from Dallas TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Speak Yo' Truth

My students need bean bag seats, a rug, and storage crates to bring our Speak Yo' Truth classroom alive! I am trying to create a poetry loungep vibe for my students!

  • $481 goal

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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

Being a teacher at my middle school is, in fact, a privilege because I get to work with a diverse group of students who have a strong desire to learn. Being that our middle school is predominately African American/Hispanic, I pay close attention to the needs of my students, and I know it is my responsibility to create a culturally responsive and open classroom.

This year my classroom theme is "Speak the Truth." I want my students to learn the importance of speaking and living in their truths by providing them with content that is culturally relevant and interesting to them.

I want to bring this to life in my classroom with materials that focus specifically on students having the freedom to be true to themselves while learning the content.

I am excited to bring this to life for my scholars, and I hope that you choose to donate.

My Project

I am so, so, so excited about this year for my students. One thing that is extremely vital this year is that I am bringing the content alive for my kids, and I want them to be able to connect with readings and learning and apply it to their life.

"Speak Yo' Truth" is a classroom theme I thought of for this year because I really want to focus on student voice in my class.

I want students to be able to express what the literature means and how it can be applied to their own lives. We need bean bag seats, a rug, and storage crates. The materials I am requesting are to make that classroom theme come alive for my scholars! I hope that you will choose to support my project and give my scholars a classroom they can OWN!

Ms. Smith
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elite Classic Large Bean Bag, Vinyl, Black, 38" x 34" x 25" • Staples Advantage $59.99 2 $119.98
Safavieh Zoey Cambridge Wool Pile Area Rug, Black/Ivory, 4' x 6' • Staples Advantage $95.49 1 $95.49
Trademark Fine Art Michael Tompsett 'World Text Map' Canvas Art 22 x 32 Inches • Staples Advantage $71.69 1 $71.69
Sterilite Plastic Storage Crate, Black • Amazon Business $15.06 4 $60.24
Olympia Tool 85-010 Grand Pack-N-Roll Portable Tool Carrier, Black • Amazon Business $25.82 1 $25.82

Materials cost

$373.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$408.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.14

Total project goal

$480.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $480.96

6 Donors

-$440.96

Donations toward project cost

-$374.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.14

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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 $0.00

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