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Mrs. Cheney from Philadelphia PA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Time Stands Still in Our Classroom - Literally!

Help me give my students a classroom clock, liquid chalk, reading lamps, and display materials.

  • $426 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

We are a Title I school that offers free breakfast and lunch to all children. Our third grade​​ scholars live in a high poverty neighborhood. Our community is located in an inner-city area. About 85% of our students identify as African American, 5% Latino, 2% White, 1% Asian, and 9% multi-racial.

Labels and test scores do an injustice to our scholars and teachers.

My scholars and I refuse to accept failure. If you could see our children, you would understand that they are full of potential and that they are future leaders and innovators. Our students are perseverant, motivated, enthusiastic, and driven to succeed. We will bridge the poverty gap, and they will achieve!

My Project

One of the skills that third graders need to master is telling time with an analog clock. However, time is standing still in our classroom - literally! Our classroom clock has been stuck at 2:00 for the past two months.

We need a classroom clock to help us master telling time.

We also need liquid chalk to post objectives on our blackboard so we can clearly see what we are learning each day. Our classroom is lit by distracting fluorescent lighting that gives some of us headaches. The reading lamps would be a calming alternative. We would use the speech bubbles and letters as part of bulletin board displays that showcase the children's work. Please help to improve our scholar's learning experience!

Mrs. Cheney
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LIGHTACCENTS Light Accents Medusa Kids Floor Lamp, Standing Light with 5 Adjustable Multicolor Acrylic Reading Lamps • Amazon Business $39.95 2 $79.90
VersaChalk VC102-B Chalkboard Chalk Markers By (8-Pack)| Dust Free, Water-Based, Non-Toxic, Wet Erase Chalk Ink Pens, 5 mm, Multicolor • Amazon Business $12.99 6 $77.94
Teaching Clock with Silent Movement | Educational Clock that Makes Kids Learning Time Faster and Fun. Quiet Child Wall Clock Perfect for Parents and Teachers, Kids Bedroom or Classroom. • Amazon Business $25.07 2 $50.14
Teacher Created Resources Colorful Speech/Thought Bubbles Accents • Amazon Business $6.49 6 $38.94
Teacher Created Resources Bold Block 3" Magnetic Letters, Chalkboard Brights (77212.0) • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Teacher Created Resources Black and White Speech/Thought Bubbles Accents (5592) • Amazon Business $6.79 3 $20.37
GE Lighting Soft White 66105 25-Watt, 215-Lumen Bent Tip Light Bulb with Candelabra Base, 8-Pack • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Teacher Created Resources Speech Bubbles Magnetic Accents, Black & White (77203.0) • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45

Materials cost

$326.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$361.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.81

Total project goal

$425.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$425.41

2 Donors

-$279.24

Donations toward project cost

-$242.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.64

match offer

-$140.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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