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

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Bare Necessities!

My students need a new pencil sharpener, pencils and glue sticks!

  • $180 goal

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My Students

I teach an energetic group of students with special needs in an urban Title I charter school in Baltimore City. They want to learn so much about the world around them and what's beyond the walls of our classroom. They come to school every day excited and ready to learn.

My students' disabilities range from Autism to Learning Disabilities and I find that the more hands-on and interactive learning can be, the more beneficial it is to my students.

Due to their disabilities, I am constantly changing up my teaching practices and finding new and exciting ways to reach and challenge my students without having them become frustrated and give up.

This year, I am teaching a group of 1st-4th graders in a pull-out setting, where I am helping them access the general education curriculum while also helping fill in the many learning gaps that they currently have.

My Project

It's that time of the school year where we start to run low on supplies. Spring break just ended, and when I came into my classroom, I realized that we're running low on the bare necessities in my classroom.

My students go through pencils and glue sticks so fast!

I work with different grade levels and students from different classrooms and so they are all working on different projects and assignments throughout the day. Because of this, they go through glue sticks and pencils VERY fast. I am constantly replacing them, and I am now running very low. This project will help me stock back up for the rest of the school year (and next year as well) to make sure that my students have the simplest of supplies!

Ms. Simon Patterson Park Charter School 327 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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Baltimore, MD View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AmazonBasics Pre-sharpened Wood Cased #2 HB Pencils, 150 Pack • Amazon Business $12.49 4 $49.96
Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue, Washable, 60 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $19.69 2 $39.38
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count (1670) • Amazon Business $24.87 1 $24.87

Materials cost

$114.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $6.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.96

Total project goal

$179.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.73

4 Donors

-$179.73

Donations toward project cost

-$152.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.96

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