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

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First Graders Need Supplies!

Help me give my students a variety of supplies, including puppet making materials, phonics cards and correction tape.

  • 4 donors
  • $181 goal

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Ms. Melissa has another project! Donate to Help First Graders Soar With Virtual Bird Lessons! to help her classroom.

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My Project

My students need a variety of supplies. We need another set of Fundations phonics cards since I want to be able to hang one set up and have another set for flashcards during lessons. We are learning vowel teams and glued sounds. My students would benefit by having these sounds displayed so they can reference them during writing. My class loves covering up misspelled words with Post It correction tape. We are running out of tape and we could use another roll. My students love art! We could use more tempera paint sticks and puppet making kits.

Your donation will help my students become stronger readers, writers, and artists.

Ms. Melissa PS 261 Zipporiah Mills Grades PreK-2

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than a third 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
Large Sound Cards 1 • Wilson Language Training $38.00 1 $38.00
Gejoy 16 Pcs Sock Puppet Kit Kids Adult Hand Puppet Making Kit Hand Puppet Craft Toys Kit DIY Personal Puppets Pompoms Storytelling Role Play Party Supplies • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Ooly Chunkies Paint Sticks - Classic Pack, Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $8.00 2 $16.00
Kwik Stix Tempera Paint Stick Set - Metalix Colors, Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $6.61 2 $13.22
WATINC 9Pack Monster Hand Puppets Art Craft Paper Sock Puppet Toys DIY Making Your Own Puppet Kits Early Learning Classroom Family Storytelling Games Pretend Party Supplies Valentine's Day Gift • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Post-it Labeling and Cover-Up Correction Tape White (658) • Staples $5.44 1 $5.44

Materials cost

$103.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$153.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.02

Total project goal

$180.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $180.16

2 Donors

-$126.26

Donations toward project cost

-$118.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$40.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.46

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 $0.00

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