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Ms. Rider from Mobile AL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Need To Be Watered To Learn And Grow

Help me give my students the cubes, books, crayons and other items students will need to learn from home.

  • $638 goal

This project expired on July 26, 2020.

This project expired on July 26, 2020.

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 Kindergarten at an inner-city school in a poverty neighborhood. My classroom has a large range of achievement levels. There are children who perform far above expectations, as well as students performing well below grade level.

Most of the children experience trauma daily.

The trauma of living in poverty, of having challenging family situations and, for some, not enough food. This also means a lack of materials such as pencils, books, and learning materials. Many don't have the internet, which means no access to computers or tablets.

We support our students as best we are able too. Our school sends home bags of foods, for 6 students in each classroom, every weekend. We also give uniforms and shoes to students in need.

The students in my classroom succeed in spite of their circumstances. They come to school every day, excited and ready to learn.

My Project

Kindergarten students need materials to learn at home due to school closing and to continue learning through the summer. My students need the basics, such as notebooks for writing and beginning reading books.

Kindergarten students learn best with hands-on materials.

My students need more than workbook pages. They need letters and words to manipulate so they can practice word skills and extend their learning. In addition, they need cubes to use so that they can practice their math skills.

These materials will help my students learn and grow through the time that we are out of school and through the summer. Their learning won't end when school does.

Ms. Rider
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
INDIVIDUAL MAKING WORDS LETTERS • School Specialty $9.97 19 $189.43
Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners • Amazon Business $8.99 19 $170.81
ETA hand2mind Centimeter Unit Cubes, Set of 1000 • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
PAPER COMP BOOK HARD 9.75X7.5 INCH RULED SCHOOL SMART 100 SHTS • School Specialty $1.64 19 $31.16
CRAYONS SARGENT TUCK BOX SET OF 24 • School Specialty $1.04 19 $19.76

Materials cost

$445.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.04

Sales tax

 $36.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$542.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.67

Total project goal

$637.82

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