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Mrs. Tonya McCullough from Spartanburg, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Tonya McCullough's classroom raised $208

Teaching About Tolerance to Third Graders

My students need these books to help teach them about Children with disabilities.

This project expired on October 2, 2017.

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Mrs. Tonya McCullough Clifdale Elementary School
Spartanburg, SC Grades 3-5

My Students

My students learn best with hands-on experiments and first-hand look at things. They have a great enthusiasm for learning math and science and this school year i will be teaching ELA and Social Studies as well. We are from a Title I school. My students come to school with an eagerness to learn. I want to grow my students' curiosity to learn by showing them that learning can be fun. Mrs. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus series always said to "take chances, make mistakes, get messy!" and my class does this with hands-on learning and STEAM. My classroom is a fun and inviting place to learn. I have hands-on activities every day. My goal is to introduce students to science in a fun way and inspire students to want to pursue a career in science. I also have a goal to inspire students to have a love of learning for years to come.

My Project

This coming school year I will be teaching third grade. Also at our school we have three special needs classrooms. I have a daughter on the autism spectrum in one of these special needs classes. This year I would like to teach my students about the disabilities that these students have such as autism, Down Syndrome, and ADHD. My goal is for them to learn tolerance and how to accept students like my daughter. In our morning meeting I will read the books listed such as I see things Differently, or My friend has Down Syndrome to help students understand these students.

By teaching tolerance I hope that my students show that they can accept these students as one of them.

To include them when they are at recess, morning walking club, music class, art class, library, or even at lunch. If students learn at a young age about tolerance they can continue this positive thinking through out the rest of their lives. I am hoping to build a classroom full of kind tolerant students that will help change the world one kind act at a time. We as a classroom community need to see the value in our peers and their differences. This will not only help us as a classroom community but also as a school.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

45 students impacted 6 donors
Mrs. Tonya McCullough Clifdale Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Spartanburg, SC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

45 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Why Does Izzy Cover Her Ears? Dealing with Sensory Overload • Amazon Business $19.37 1 $19.37
My Friend Has Dyslexia (Friends with Disabilities) • Amazon Business $18.57 1 $18.57
My Friend Isabelle • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
My Brother Charlie • Amazon Business $13.04 1 $13.04
Eukee the Jumpy Jumpy Elephant • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
My Friend with Autism: Enhanced Edition with FREE CD of Coloring Pages! • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism • Amazon Business $9.06 1 $9.06
Everybody Is Different: A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters With Autism • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
My Friend Has Down Syndrome (Let's Talk About It Series) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Friend Has ADHD (Friends with Disabilities) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
My Friend Has Autism (Friends with Disabilities) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
My Friend Has Down Syndrome (Friends with Disabilities) • Amazon Business $5.93 1 $5.93
I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism (A First Look At...Series) • Amazon Business $4.43 1 $4.43

Materials cost

$134.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.14

Total project goal

$207.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $207.61

3 Donors

-$102.92

Donations toward project cost

-$88.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.94

match offer

-$102.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$87.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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