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Ms. Volo from Meriden, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Creative in Social Studies!

Help me give my students new resources, like new crayons and colored pencils, to fuel their creativity in class!

  • $579 goal

This project expired on April 1, 2025.

This project expired on April 1, 2025.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I am requesting a variety of items to help better serve my students! I'm asking for mostly creative items like new crayons, colored pencils, markers, and regular pencils, to help engage students in more hands-on and project-based learning. My goal is to get students back into using their creativity to show what they've learned in class instead of defaulting to plain Slides presentations! I'm also asking for additional resources to supplement my newest class, Behavioral Economics such as two new texts for my own learning and a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card to find tried-and-true lessons and activities for my students!

These resources will help all of my students, across all of my courses, and all of the grade levels that I serve!

I'm looking forward to finding new ways to reengage students with social studies in all of my classes and I am excited for all of these new materials to help me do so!

Ms. Volo Orville H Platt High School Grades 9-12

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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Meriden, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

120 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
A Course in Behavioral Economics • Amazon Business $67.95 1 $67.95
Crayola Broad Line Markers Classpack (256 Ct), Bulk School Supplies For Teachers, Kids Markers For School, Classroom Must Have • Amazon Business $62.49 1 $62.49
Crayola Classpack Crayons 800/Box (52-8016) • Staples $46.79 1 $46.79
Crayola Classpack Kids' Colored Pencils Assorted Colors 240/Carton (68-8024) • Staples $33.76 1 $33.76
Enday #2 Pencils Bulk - 300 Pack, Pre-Sharpened Wood-Cased Pencils in Bulk with Latex-Free Eraser Top, Yellow Pencils for Office and Classroom Supplies • Amazon Business $24.79 1 $24.79
Behavioral Economics (The Basics) • Amazon Business $18.71 1 $18.71

Materials cost

$454.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.70

Total project goal

$578.01

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