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Ms. HIcks from Philadelphia, PA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Help Me Learn How to Teach Financial Literacy!

I need a computer and books to help learn how to teach Financial Literacy.

  • $1,496 goal

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My Students

I have the largest amount of students in my classroom than any other room at my school. I am currently teaching 31 first-graders, in a Title I school, located in a high poverty and high crime area, of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

All of my students receive free breakfast and free lunch.

Many of my students come from homes where English is not spoken. I have three special education students and four ESL (English as a Second Language students) in my classroom. Six of the students in my classroom have an in-class social worker.

My Project

I would love to teach my 4th graders about Financial Literacy but I need your help.

Please help me get a computer in order to do research about Financial Literacy.

The National Education Association has wonderful resources online to help me to become a better and more engaging teacher. I will use what I learn on this website and other websites to teach my students how to become more Financial Literate.

I am also hoping to get books to help me learn how to educate my students about the difference between Needs and wants. In addition, I want to teach my students how to save money. I need your help in becoming the best educator possible. If I get these materials, I am hoping that my students will learn how to be Financial Literate now and in the future.

Ms. HIcks William McKinley Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Air� (Latest Model) - 13.3'Display - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Flash Storage - Silver • Best Buy Education $1,199.99 1 $1,199.99
How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest! • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
Teach Your Child to Fish Workbook: Five Money Habits Every Child Should Master • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lily Learns About Wants and Needs (Cloverleaf Books - Money Basics) • Amazon Business $5.87 1 $5.87

Materials cost

$1,222.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,270.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$224.28

Total project goal

$1,495.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,495.21

6 Donors

-$474.05

Donations toward project cost

-$465.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.01

match offer

-$948.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$805.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$73.06

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$0.00

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