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
Donate
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
Menu
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.

Edit classroom photo

Mr. Foard's Classroom Edit display name

  • Knickerbacker Middle School
  • Troy, NY
  • More than half of 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

Support his classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mr. Foard a DonorsChoose gift card he can use on his classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send him a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Mr. Foard's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mr. Foard a DonorsChoose gift card he can use on his classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send him a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Mr. Foard can use on his next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5560154 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
My classroom library currently consists of hand-me-downs and thrift store finds for independent reading and a collection of higher interest graphic novels that I have purchased myself and keep separate for group instruction. This project would allow me to have more engaging options available for my students to access and explore on their own. It will also revitalize my collection of higher level graphic books for group instruction. My students with cognitive disabilities have many of the same interests as their peers but are reading at a significantly lower level. They are bright enough to notice when a book that might be at their academic level is geared toward much younger children. I have been thrilled by the increase in leveled reader books featuring their favorite characters from superhero movies. Even my reluctant readers can’t help but get excited looking through a real book with characters they know and words they can read.

About my class

My classroom library currently consists of hand-me-downs and thrift store finds for independent reading and a collection of higher interest graphic novels that I have purchased myself and keep separate for group instruction. This project would allow me to have more engaging options available for my students to access and explore on their own. It will also revitalize my collection of higher level graphic books for group instruction. My students with cognitive disabilities have many of the same interests as their peers but are reading at a significantly lower level. They are bright enough to notice when a book that might be at their academic level is geared toward much younger children. I have been thrilled by the increase in leveled reader books featuring their favorite characters from superhero movies. Even my reluctant readers can’t help but get excited looking through a real book with characters they know and words they can read.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":5560154,"teacherId":5560154,"teacherName":"Mr. Foard","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5560154_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536935414871","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21220367,"followAbout":"Mr. Foard's projects","teacherVerify":529766744,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mr. Foard","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5560154","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=5560154","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":2,"numSupporters":15},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.