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Ms. Dugan from Tacoma, WA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Binder Basics: Supplies Needed to Grow Our Interactive Binders

Help me give my students continued individualized learning through hands-on, engaging Interactive Binders.

  • $506 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach the most amazing children with special needs. My class is a self-contained program with varying disabilities. Some children have down syndrome, others are on the spectrum, still others deal with developmental delays that are caused by diagnosed conditions with difficult names to pronounce. These things, however, are not what define this group of students.

Working with these children is a privilege and less me teaching them, but more, them teaching me about the strength to continue living your best life, even when faced with the adversity that often accompanies living with a disability.

It is the ability to see every day as a new adventure, to accept each other and others with no reservations, and to take joy in the relationships they develop with students and staff within the classroom and school that makes my students so special.

This year, we are fulltime online. This can be a very challenging way to teach children, especially those with special needs. Having met with each family, we have all committed to making this the very best experience that we can through a combination of online programming and at home activities. I am confident this will be a great year!

My Project

I have created an Interactive Binder for each student to use at home. This allows for IEP goals to be practiced and includes other interactive activities related to the topic of the week. I mail out new pages each week and just need to keep the basic supplies in stock to continue this progressive project. As an example, this week we studied bats. I sent home an art activity, a science activity, and an interactive page to label the parts of a bat. Learning becomes more meaningful with tangible activities.

Ms. Dugan
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, Letter Size, 200 Pouches (TP3854-200) • Staples Advantage $39.34 2 $78.68
Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers, Broad Line, Assorted Colors, 200/Carton (58-8200) • Staples Advantage $71.43 1 $71.43
Crayola Classpack Crayons, 800/Box (52-8016) • Staples Advantage $63.46 1 $63.46
Velcro Brand 3/4" Sticky Back Hook & Loop Fastener Dots, White, 200/Pack (91824) • Staples Advantage $12.15 5 $60.75
Staples Standard 1.5" 3-Ring View Binders, White, 12/Carton (26438CT) • Staples Advantage $51.59 1 $51.59
Astrobrights "Bright" Assortment Cardstock Paper, 65 lbs., 8.5" x 11", Assorted Colors, 250 Sheets/Pack (99904) • Staples Advantage $16.99 1 $16.99
Astrobrights Primary Cardstock Paper, 8.5" x 11", 65 lbs, Assorted Colors, 100/Pack (91646) • Staples Advantage $9.99 1 $9.99
Staples Cardstock Paper, 110 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Ivory, 250/Pack (49703) • Staples Advantage $9.73 1 $9.73

Materials cost

$362.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$429.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.85

Total project goal

$505.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $505.64

1 Donor

-$252.82

Donations toward project cost

-$214.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.92

match offer

-$252.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$214.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.92

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 $0.00

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