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

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Writer's Workshop Made Easy

My project needs 32 student journals, storage for the journals, pencils, a pencil sharpener, and a writing center.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Peoples's classroom raised $396

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I'm a third teacher in a low social-economic community in Chicago. We've been practicing our writing skills so that we will be successful when taking the ISAT test later in the spring. Writing has proved to be a challenging curriculum for my third graders. I try to keep our writing activities as lively as possibly using funny, out the box, age appropriate topics. Unfortunately, my classroom lacks the materials that would take us in the direction that I'd love to take my writers. Therefore, since journal writing is such an incredibly flexible instructional tool that is useful across the entire curriculum, I would like to provide journals for my students. It would be wonderful for my students to have appealing writing journals to spark their writing creativity. I would like for my students to write their daily independent writing assignments in a journal for organization and to take ownership in their projects. I would like for my students to be able to look back and review their previous projects and evaluate their progress as they learn more about the writing process. I'm asking for you to consider a donation of journals, packs of pencils, a high functioning pencil sharpener, and a writing center to keep the students motivated as we reach for honors on the ISAT Test Date.

Ms. Peoples Altgeld Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE306 - Instant Writing Center - Gr. 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning $69.50 1 $69.50
AA461 - Journal Storage Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
UP509X - Writing Journal - Gr. 3-4 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $27.50 4 $110.00
HU36 - All-Size Electric Pencil Sharpener • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
SU28 - Pencils - Standard #2 • Lakeshore Learning $1.90 10 $19.00

Materials cost

$272.95

Vendor shipping charges

$27.30

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$324.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.12

Total project goal

$395.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$395.12

4 Donors

-$342.75

Donations toward project cost

-$324.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.37

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$0.00

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