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

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Future Forward First Graders!

My students need Financial Literacy centers to supplement our Financial Literacy Social Studies Unit.

  • $188 goal

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My Students

"Only you can control your future."- Dr. Seuss. In first grade we are creating students who will be ready for their future!

The students at my school are a mixed group of amazing first graders.

They range in ability level from far below grade level to way above grade level. The students in my class attend a charter school where we work on educating the whole child with hands on, interactive learning where we use the city as our classroom.

My Project

The financial literacy centers in this proposal will help my students (and the rest of the first graders, which is around 90 students), learn more about financial literacy at a young age. Currently in our Social Studies curriculum (and right now in the school year) the first graders learn about needs and wants, goods and services and producers and consumers (along with watching commercials to figure out what they're producing and who the consumer would be). We're currently working on a service learning project, so the students can learn more about financial literacy by being a part of a fundraising project. These financial literacy centers will be used to enrich our unit through more hands on practice along with picture clues and vocabulary enrichment.

In order to further our learning about financial literacy in first grade, we're looking to gain these centers which supplement our learning and help the students fully understand the concepts that we're teaching them.

Ms. Simon Patterson Park Charter School 327 Grades PreK-2

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

90 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP911 - Economy Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 4 $119.96

Materials cost

$119.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$158.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.05

Total project goal

$187.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $187.01

4 Donors

-$93.50

Donations toward project cost

-$79.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.02

match offer

-$93.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$79.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.03

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 $0.00

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