You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Bantsolas from Markham IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Need the Basics!

Help me give my students the basic supplies needed in the classroom to be successful. We need Velcro and dry erase markers.

  • $272 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

I teach students with autism in kindergarten through second grades in a low poverty school. As a teacher in a low income school my students face many struggles outside of school. All of the students at my school receive free lunches due to the poverty level and because of this many of them are not able to experience things that many take for granted.

My students are silly, energetic, and love school.

We are in a self-contained school with students with autism ranging from kindergarten to 22 years old. We depend a lot on the use of visuals in the classroom to help the children be successful in their day. The students I serve have varying levels of skills and needs. My students need sensory support, visual support and picture cues to be successful.

My students are eager about learning and love coming to school!

My Project

We need Velcro, markers, magnetic tape to support students with autism spectrum disorder. The Velcro will be used to create visual supports such as schedules, first/then boards, choice boards and other individualized activities. When visual supports are added the students are more successful in the classroom.

At this level, children need many types of materials to develop their skills.

We use a lot of Velcro for our daily picture schedules, task boxes, instructional time and everything in between. Velcro is a very valuable resource for our students, especially those who are nonverbal and those who are not yet able to write. We are able to create communication systems, daily assessments and individualized work and more. The pens are used to collect data and provide a visual approach to instruction. Thank you for supporting this project and giving us the resources that we need!

Mrs. Bantsolas
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Bantsolas is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Velcro 3/4" Individual Dots Velcro Tape, Loop, White, 1028/Case • Quill.com $78.19 1 $78.19
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Fine Point, Black, 12/Pack (SAN86001) • Quill.com $13.59 5 $67.95
Velcro 0.75" x 900" Sticky Back Loop Fastener, White, Each (VEL114) • Quill.com $51.67 1 $51.67

Materials cost

$197.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$230.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.73

Total project goal

$271.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$271.51

1 Donor

-$182.00

Donations toward project cost

-$154.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.30

match offer

-$89.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.43

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Markham","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[240774],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4060853,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":6,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/we-need-the-basics/4060853/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":12,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Bantsolas","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"240774":{"owner":"Mrs. Bantsolas","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4060853],"proposalHash":"-1197016150","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp240774_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593400123684","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":34231,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":131,"proposalURL":"project/help-us-learn-to-read/8157610/","proposalTitle":"Help Us Learn To Read!","proposalId":8157610},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjQwNDA1Ng==","MzQxMTQxNA=="],"teacherId":240774,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}