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

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Hands on Math Projects

My students need a book binding and laminating machine to help them create personalized math, reading, and science projects.

  • $446 goal

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My Students

Making Learning Meaningful is the greatest impact you can have on children. This is the mindset that I have when teaching my students. One way I try to make learning meaningful is by giving students opportunities to create projects such as math stories, review guides, or skits/plays.

Energetic, eager to learn, and enthusiastic are three words that describe my students.

Despite being raised in inner city Baltimore, they are excited about learning. A lot of the students live in a high risk, high poverty community and I want to provide them with as much educational exposure as possible. Although, our district provide some resources, budget cuts have greatly affected teacher resources.

My Project

These resources will help change my students lives. The book binder is a great way to help students finalize and publish their class projects. The resources will help students when they create stories during writing. The laminating machine will help protect their projects. The recycling game will provide the students with a hands on experience with recycling. They will learn what items can and cannot be recycled. Hopefully, they will inspire their parents or guardians to recycle if they don't already.

This project will validate and make students feel like real authors and illustrators.

Before my students had to staple the papers to create books/stories. The paper often would wrinkle or rip. The resources will help protect their projects and make them truly feel that "it pays to work hard."

Ms. Plain Gwynns Falls Elementary School 60 Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Plain

Baltimore, MD 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

50 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF858 - Easy Reference Homework Folder - Gr. 3 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 1 $9.95
CV236 - Book Cover Sheets for Bookbinding • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
CV217WT - 3/8" Plastic Binding - White • Lakeshore Learning $8.95 1 $8.95
CV214BU - 5/16" Plastic Binding - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $7.95 1 $7.95
CV213BK - 1/4" Plastic Binding - Black • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
CV215 - Heavy-Duty Bookbinding Machine • Lakeshore Learning $99.00 1 $99.00
FF719 - Learn To Recycle! Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
XC443 - 9" x 11 1/2" Laminating Pouches • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
XC441 - Classroom Laminating Machine & Pouches • Lakeshore Learning $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$319.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$378.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.82

Total project goal

$445.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $445.44

14 Donors

-$445.44

Donations toward project cost

-$378.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.82

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