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Mrs. Nelson from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adjusting to Our New Normal

Help me give my students rigorous digital resources to effectively learn during this pandemic.

  • $296 goal

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My Students

Imagine uprooting your entire life and being transplanted to a completely foreign country. You walk into a classroom, you may not have ever had any formal education before, and you see an unknown alphabet strewn across hard walls that are trying their best to appear as inviting as possible despite the peeling paint. You have never written or read and you have a smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are the students I teach every day.

I work in a large school, in an even larger school district, with a very high immigrant population in South Central, L.A.

Many of my students have limited schooling in their own language and are now thrust into a formal school setting in a brand new and intimidating country. We move from learning letters to reading very quickly. I help students learn English while teaching them the 5th grade curriculum they desperately need to become successful and move forward in their educational careers. My students have come from all around the world, from many different and often difficult situations. They hold the American Dream, but with extremely limited resources, they need the tools to achieve it.

My Project

Teaching virtually during a pandemic has been quite a challenge. I never expected to be teaching virtually, but have learned to adapt and adjust quickly to ensure that my students are receiving the best education that I can give them in the current situation.

My goal is to deliver rigorous lessons that engage my students digitally and inspire active participation from them despite our physical distance.

These Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards will ensure that I have engaging activities and curriculum that are already adapted to fit the needs of my fully digital classroom. With these gift cards I will purchase complete, digital, units to ensure that my time is spent zooming, teaching my students, and addressing their needs instead of modifying textbooks and current curriculum to be accessed digitally.

Mrs. Nelson 52nd Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

25 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 2 $200.00

Materials cost

$200.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.35

Total project goal

$295.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $295.65

8 Donors

-$256.00

Donations toward project cost

-$217.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.40

match offer

-$39.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$33.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.95

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 $0.00

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