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Ms. Rizza from Maspeth, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blank Surfaces and Colors

Help me give my students a whiteboard, drawing paper, and colorful art supplies to fill these surfaces!

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My Students

My 5th-grade class is a unique one that includes general education students and special education students who are working on social and emotional goals. We are adjusting back to in person school after a crazy year last year of remote learning and hybrid learning. My students will be learning both academic skills, like how to write a literary essays and how to multiply fractions, and social-emotional skills, like how to be resilient during this pandemic and how to be a good friend.

We have many low-income families in our class and want to make sure all of our students have the tools they need to learn this school year!

Our school's number one priority this year is the psychological well-being of our children, and we hope to build academic skills upon that foundation. We need some different learning tools this year to be successful and to build a classroom community.

My Project

My class needs some supplies that fall into two buckets: blank surfaces and colorful materials with which to fill them! I am asking for a white board and dry erase markers along with drawing paper, crayons, and markers. These materials will help me and my co-teacher to do more small group instruction in all areas, and the art supplies will help our students unleash their creativity.

We need a second white board in our class so that my co-teacher and I can both teach small groups in separate areas of the room, allowing us to provide more targeted instruction for our students.

Having two teachers in a classroom is a wonderful benefit of co-teaching, but the challenge is needing double the materials to do so. A new whiteboard would bring our class's learning to a new level and make it easier to provide visuals for our students, which are especially necessary for our students with special needs.

We also need the art paper, crayons, and markers so that our students can have an opportunity for art education. This year, our class does not have an art teacher. Our class contains fabulous artists, and we'd love to allow their creativity to come to life with some more markers beyond the few dried-out ones we have left in our bin.

Ms. Rizza PS 153 Maspeth Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Combo Classpack - Pkg of 256, Large Size Crayons and Washable Markers • Blick Art Materials $80.27 1 $80.27
Easel Whiteboard - Magnetic Portable Dry Erase Easel Board 36 x 24 Tripod Whiteboard Height Adjustable Flipchart Easel Stand White Board for Office or Teaching at Home & Classroom • Amazon Business $69.80 1 $69.80
Richeson 90 lb Bulk Drawing Paper Pack - 11 x 14, 475 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $47.05 1 $47.05
Expo Dry Erase Low Odor Markers - Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, Set of 12 • Blick Art Materials $21.04 1 $21.04
Expo Ultra-Fine Tip Dry Erase Markers - Starter Set • Blick Art Materials $10.22 1 $10.22

Materials cost

$228.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.20

Total project goal

$308.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $308.01

2 Donors

-$290.36

Donations toward project cost

-$261.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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