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

Ms. Franklin’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Blackshear Elementary School
  • Austin, TX
  • 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 her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Franklin a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Franklin's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Franklin a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Ms. Franklin can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7399729 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
My classroom is bustling with discussions, experiments, storytelling, station rotations, and brain breaks! However, during some parts of the day, students are given time to engage in independent reading. Students need to have flexible seating choices so that they can find a place in the classroom where they feel comfortable. A relaxed body can help them reach their best level of focus. It is even more essential that the classroom library reflects the cultures and experiences of my students to build more authentic connections to text. Having different seating options and culturally relevant books will allow me to provide a better sense of support and community for my students as not only readers but as young people learning the value in being proud of oneself and their background. Students will be able to choose from different seating options that give more choice outside of their usual desk area. Given the type of seating being requested, students will be able to easily move their seat of choice to a spot in the room where they feel most cozy. When students are excited to read, they grow as readers and strengthen their abilities in other academic areas as well. Success and growth is the ultimate goal, but it starts with creating a safe space.

About my class

My classroom is bustling with discussions, experiments, storytelling, station rotations, and brain breaks! However, during some parts of the day, students are given time to engage in independent reading. Students need to have flexible seating choices so that they can find a place in the classroom where they feel comfortable. A relaxed body can help them reach their best level of focus. It is even more essential that the classroom library reflects the cultures and experiences of my students to build more authentic connections to text. Having different seating options and culturally relevant books will allow me to provide a better sense of support and community for my students as not only readers but as young people learning the value in being proud of oneself and their background. Students will be able to choose from different seating options that give more choice outside of their usual desk area. Given the type of seating being requested, students will be able to easily move their seat of choice to a spot in the room where they feel most cozy. When students are excited to read, they grow as readers and strengthen their abilities in other academic areas as well. Success and growth is the ultimate goal, but it starts with creating a safe space.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":7399729,"teacherId":7399729,"teacherName":"Ms. Franklin","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7399729_orig.jpg?crop=639,639,x0,y23&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628305498882","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21633230,"followAbout":"Ms. Franklin's projects","teacherVerify":-127445999,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Franklin","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7399729","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=7399729","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":2,"numSupporters":17},"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.