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Mrs. Arthurton from Dorchester, MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to Basics-Let's Write!

Help me give my students composition books, erasers, markers, pencils and stickers to motivate them to want to write.

  • $340 goal

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My Students

I teach in a school district with students from various backgrounds, including low income, special needs and English language learners. Many students receive free lunch and are faced with various challenges in school and in the communities they live in. Despite these challenges, my students come to school every day, on time, and ready to learn.

My students bring a lot of energy and excitement to school, along with the strong desire to learn to read, write, and speak better.

They love to learn through various modalities such as music, movement, technology, and art. When we use music videos to learn our sight words, or skills needed to blend words, I see their eyes light up. They are fully engaged and motivated in learning. I need to utilize various tools and methods that will continue to put that sparkle in their eyes. I want to help my students to be successful and become lifelong learners.

My Project

Naturally, children love to write whether it's their very first experience by scribbles, or learning how to write their name. These materials will motivate my students to develop a love of writing. My students will enjoy listening to stories to help them learn and understand grammar, which they will be able to apply in their writing. Just having basic writing tools may seem to some students as just boring, but when we give students markers and motivate them with stickers, it makes writing a little bit more enjoyable.

Writing is a basic skill that has turned into incomplete sentences and improper punctuation and grammar thanks to "texting."

Instilling a love for writing, at an early age, is vital to develop college and career ready writers. These materials will help me to engage my young writers in a way that will stay with them as they grow and develop into young men and women.

Mrs. Arthurton Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School Grades PreK-2

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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Dorchester, MA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 4 $111.96
GM706 - Grammar Tales Book Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PENCIL CRAYOLA #2 PRE-SHARPENED PACK OF 144 • School Specialty $31.23 1 $31.23
DD338 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
SU28 - Pencils - Standard #2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $1.99 10 $19.90
STICKERS - BOLD AND BRIGHT REWARD - PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $2.55 3 $7.65
STICKERS - SO MUCH PUN! PUNNY REWARD • School Specialty $2.55 3 $7.65
ERASER PINK BLOCK MEDIUM SCHOOL SMART PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $3.17 1 $3.17

Materials cost

$249.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.97

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$288.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.87

Total project goal

$339.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $339.12

3 Donors

-$264.12

Donations toward project cost

-$224.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.62

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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 $0.00

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