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Ms. Parsh from Baltimore, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Activity Choices for Independent Thinkers

My students need file folders, letter tiles, puzzles, pencil cases, journals, and markers for small group choice time.

  • $417 goal

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My Students

"THANK YOU!" That's the the best thing a teacher can hear from a student or parent. And I have heard that phrase many times from the families at our school. Our school is a small school, serving pre-kindergarten to 5th grade students. The school continues to grow each year because our students and their families are committed to our school and want to see it thrive. They are happy to be there.

Our school's positive culture is often praised by teachers, parents, and community members alike.

Being an urban school presents unique challenges, and it is the positive behavior and attitudes of the students and their families that allow us to overcome these challenges.

The teachers at our school are committed to their students, often spending their own time and money to make things extra special, including everything from starting a soccer team to buying books as rewards. The teachers work as a team, striving to increase student achievement and to prepare our students for middle school, high school, college, and beyond.

My Project

I am requesting a variety of materials, so that my students will have options to choose from during choice time. Students will be able to practice many skills including: spelling with letter tiles and dry erase markers; counting and adding with the money file folders; writing with the journals; and problem solving with the puzzles.

The variety of materials and activities will give my students the ability to choose as well as the independence and practice they need.

My students need to have many opportunities throughout the school day to practice previously learned skills. They need to do so in ways that differ from one another. My students also need the chance to think about what skills they need to practice and how they enjoy doing that. As the teacher, I want to create choice time for my students. I just need the materials to make that possible.

Ms. Parsh Abbottston Elementary School 50 Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Baltimore, MD View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

35 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DT506 - Decorate-Your-Own Pencil Cases - Set of 15 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
LC926 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.99 1 $35.99
PP943 - Money Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
DD286 - Show What You Know Math Performance Tasks - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA138 - Write & Wipe Broad-Tip Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
DD338 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.39 1 $22.39
GG105 - Daily Language Practice Journal - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 5 $19.95
DD959 - Correct the Sentence! Daily Journal - Gr. 1-2 - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.79 5 $18.95
GG121 - Vocabulary Journal - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.49 5 $17.45
GG274 - Writing Prompts Journal - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.49 5 $17.45
FK216 - Children of the World Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK212 - Solar System Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$301.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$353.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.42

Total project goal

$416.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $416.12

10 Donors

-$283.06

Donations toward project cost

-$240.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.46

match offer

-$133.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.96

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 $0.00

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