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Ms. Guzman from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Visualizing With Colors

Help me give my students felt tip marker pens and fine-point dry-erase and wet-erase markers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Guzman's classroom raised $291

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students range from Freshmen through Seniors, all with learning disabilities and dyslexia, who read at no higher than a 3rd-grade level. They require multi-modes of input to learn. They are part of a multi-sensory reading program, which is a highly structured program using many styles of learning in a self-contained setting to provide intensive supports in a small group setting.

Our school is a neighborhood school located in a high poverty and high COVID area.

Students have been attending school remotely for a full year and will soon begin in-person face-to-face classes. I want to provide them with resources that will help them get back into the routine of in-person school so they are successful throughout the year.

My Project

The students are part of a multisensory reading program. Through this program, we do lots of hands-on activities in the classroom to help visualize sounds and patterns in words. One of the main activities we do is to "mark-up" words where we use specific symbols to identify the variety of sound features in the words.

The colorful felt tip pens and fine tip markers will allow students to "mark-up" their words using different colors so it is easier for them to visualize the sound patterns.

We usually use regular pencils or pens, but sometimes it is hard to see the difference between the words and symbols because everything is the same color. These resources would really help the students easier visualize what they are learning. Thank you for considering supporting our classroom.

Ms. Guzman Thomas Kelly College Prepartory Grades 9-12

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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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mr. Pen- Felt Tip Pens, 16 Pack, Colored Felt Tip Pens, Marker Pens, Felt Pens, Felt Tip Markers, Felt Markers, Felt Tip Pens Assorted Colors, Felt Tip Marker Pens, Felt Tip Pens Fine Point • Amazon Business $7.99 10 $79.90
Paper Mate Felt Tip Pens | Flair Marker Pens, Medium Point, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $29.92 2 $59.84
Wet Erase Marker Pens EZZGOL Bulk Pack of 60, 6 Assorted Colors Fine Tip Smudge-Free Markers, Workers for Dry Erase Whiteboard, Schedule Glass, Laminated Calendars, Erases with water! • Amazon Business $19.98 2 $39.96
Dry Erase Markers, Shuttle Art 90 Bulk Pack 15 Colors Magnetic Whiteboard Markers with Erase, Fine Point Dry Erase Markers are Perfect for Writing on Whiteboard Mirrors Glass for School Office Home • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point, Limited Edition Candy Pop Pack, Pack of 32 (1979425) • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97

Materials cost

$213.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.56

Total project goal

$290.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $290.41

4 Donors

-$144.32

Donations toward project cost

-$124.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.15

Matching donations from our partners

-$144.33

Match offers toward project cost

-$122.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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