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Mrs. Wilson from Memphis, TN is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In Our Hands

Help me give my students hands on science kits and Teacher Pay Teacher gift cards.

  • $619 goal

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Mrs. Wilson has another project! Donate to Sweeten Up the Ball 2 to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $72.
2X

My Students

My students are beautiful and brilliant. Our class consists of multi-level learners. Our school is a high-poverty, Title I school, meaning that one hundred percent of our students qualify for free or reduced-price​ lunch. A fraction of my students are homeless, and many of my other students have houses or apartments they share with one or more families. Some of my students do not have a bed to sleep on. I've noticed they are hungry in the mornings and by midday. We are an extended day school where the kids stay later than a usual school dismissal time.

Our school is located in a high-poverty neighborhood, but my students work very hard every day.

Our class has a ninety-eight percent attendance rate, which means the students rarely miss school. We value our learning time. My students come from multi-ethnic backgrounds, each with distinctive cultural traditions. In our classroom, we blend our traditions to form strong community ties.

My Project

Currently, students in my classes learn about Science from various magazine articles and videos that the teachers have collected and prepared for them. Although these resources provide vocabulary and information, it is extremely difficult for kids to fully understand how erosion occurs or how earthquakes shape the land without proper demonstration.

Without observation and visually witnessing some topics, it is very difficult for kids to conceptualize abstract ideas, especially those that take place over long periods of time, or those deep inside the Earth.

These Teacher Pay Teacher gift cards would be use to purchase other resources that will help students in reading and math. They will be use to help improve or support what is being taught in class.

Sometimes students' workbook are not enough to teach a skill.

Being able to purchase other resources will help students learn in a different way with different activities.

Help me by supporting this project so that I can continue on this journey of making sure I meet the needs of all my curious and smart students in my class.

Mrs. Wilson Robert R Church Elementary 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.

More about Mrs. Wilson

Memphis, TN 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

HBCU Alum 125 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 2 $200.00
Earthquake Simulation Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $88.92 1 $88.92
Chemical and Mechanical Erosion of Rocks Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $67.32 1 $67.32
LM312 - Meet the Standards Changes in Landscape Kit - Gr 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
LM311 - Meet the Standards Energy Kit - Gr 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
The Original Slinky Walking Spring Toy, 3-Pack Metal Slinky, Fidget Toys, Party Favors and Gifts, Toys for 3 Year Old Girls and Boys by Just Play • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$488.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$525.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.74

Total project goal

$618.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$618.27

2 Donors

-$615.53

Donations toward project cost

-$525.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.74

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$0.00

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