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. Hand’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Walker Middle School
  • Orlando, FL
  • 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. Hand 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. Hand's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Hand 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. Hand can use on her next classroom project.

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/wmsgetslit

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Chains is a historical fiction novel about a young, enslaved girl named Isabel living at the onset of the American Revolution. She's a captivating character who fights for her freedom throughout the novel. Unlike many enslaved people during her time, Isabel can read, and her literacy plays a major role in the events of the novel. We know that our students don't read enough. As part of our effort to foster a culture of independent reading, we're hoping to purchase a copy of Chains for each student so that they may continue reading outside of class. We're kicking off the year with an independent reading challenge - students who are "caught reading" outside of class will be entered into a drawing for a special prize! More importantly, we hope that seeing the world through Isabel's eyes will inspire students to reflect on the injustices of both the past and the present. As we read the book, students will also be studying non-fiction texts such as slave narratives, historical speeches, and efforts to end modern-day slavery. We're excited for a year of reading and rich discussion. I hope you'll join me in making reading magical for my sixth-graders. Thank you!

About my class

Chains is a historical fiction novel about a young, enslaved girl named Isabel living at the onset of the American Revolution. She's a captivating character who fights for her freedom throughout the novel. Unlike many enslaved people during her time, Isabel can read, and her literacy plays a major role in the events of the novel. We know that our students don't read enough. As part of our effort to foster a culture of independent reading, we're hoping to purchase a copy of Chains for each student so that they may continue reading outside of class. We're kicking off the year with an independent reading challenge - students who are "caught reading" outside of class will be entered into a drawing for a special prize! More importantly, we hope that seeing the world through Isabel's eyes will inspire students to reflect on the injustices of both the past and the present. As we read the book, students will also be studying non-fiction texts such as slave narratives, historical speeches, and efforts to end modern-day slavery. We're excited for a year of reading and rich discussion. I hope you'll join me in making reading magical for my sixth-graders. Thank you!

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":3646426,"teacherId":3646426,"teacherName":"Ms. Hand","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3646426_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1466717522475","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"wmsgetslit","teacherChallengeId":20782752,"followAbout":"Ms. Hand's projects","teacherVerify":1642684469,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Hand","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/wmsgetslit","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=3646426","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":25},"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.