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Ms. McKnight from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I am a Scientist!

My students need Scholastic News magazines, a junction box for a listening center, science manipulatives and word building center items.

  • $896 goal

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My Students

I am a scientist and so are you! We conduct science experiments all the time in our daily lives. My students will gain that understanding this year and learn to question the world. They will plan investigations and have the ability to explain what they want to know and what they've learned.

My students live in poor neighborhood.

They have limited access to museums, arts and literature. Still, they are like any other group of young people: curious about how the world works. My job as their teacher is to expose them to a larger world than their immediate surroundings and give the the tools they need to continue their pursuit of knowledge and understanding in an ever evolving world.

My Project

I am requesting items to help them with science and literacy. The plants, 3D ear, and Scholastic Newsmagazines are linked to science standards for 3rd grade. They grow plants and witness plant life cycles. They study sound and the ear allows them to see inside! Scholastic News and Science links literacy and science. The paper, book bins, whiteboards and word magnets are for literacy centers. (I also use the paper to teach them to write in cursive.) The junction box is for centers as well- yet can be used for any subject.

The materials I am asking for will help enhance and increase classroom activities.

Students will have access to materials and resources that will give them a front seat to learning. Instead of me standing in front like an actor on stage, I want them to participate in centers where they can learn from each other and first hand materials.

Ms. McKnight Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary Middle School 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

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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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Altay Human Ear Model • Carolina Biological Supply Company $118.27 1 $118.27
LL869X - Magnetic Write & Wipe Mini Board - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 3 $85.50
GG963X - Help-Yourself Book Boxes - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
Wisconsin Fast Plants Elementary Exploration of Plant Life Cycles Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $73.10 1 $73.10
GB549 - Magnetic Write & Wipe Sentence Mat • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG136 - Magnetic Word Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA802 - 8-Station Junction Box With Volume Controls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
STC Sound Interactive Whiteboard Activity • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.99 1 $9.99
DE195 - Reusable Write & Wipe Pocket - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.49 1 $9.49
Scholastic News, Grade 3 + Science Spin (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 24 Issues of Scholastic News and 8 Issues of Science Spin / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grade 3 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.74 38 $218.12

Materials cost

$679.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $41.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$761.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.39

Total project goal

$895.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $895.95

4 Donors

-$447.96

Donations toward project cost

-$380.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.19

match offer

-$447.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$380.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.20

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