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Mrs. Regan from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In-Person and Hands-On!

Help me give my students the year they've been wishing for! Please help to provide all of the hands-on learning tools that best support learning. Notebooks, crayons, markers, and book bins will get 2021 started right!

  • $1,278 goal

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My Students

I teach in a Philadelphia public school situated in the heart of the city. Our school serves about 600 neighborhood children from kindergarten through fourth grade. Ours is a Title I school where our children qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Many of our children have not been regularly exposed to reading experiences prior to school. Many have undergone trauma or have faced challenges in their lives that overshadow the focus on those skills required to set them up for academic success. This, coupled with the new challenges of remote learning has heightened the role of technology in academic achievement.

As I consider the experiences during remote instruction, it becomes vividly apparent how essential hands-on learning will be this year to increase engagement, retention of knowledge, and to build problem-solving skills.

In the virtual learning world, much remained the same: we taught reading, math, science, social studies. However, there was a great deal of difference in the way in which we were able to present information and truly sustain focus. That's why this year we need to hit the ground running with all of the tools that will allow them to be engaged as experiential learners.

My Project

After a tough year, too many of our students have been missing the hands-on aspect of learning that best supports ownership of concepts. We are looking to make the return to in-person learning the optimal boost that our students need. I have continued to build our library with more recent books as many were in poor condition and/or without mass appeal. However, we will require bins to hold them in an appealing new library area.

With your help, our students can start the year FULLY ENGAGED in a multitude of hands-on activities that will keep them engaged and growing.

Research has clearly proven that Experiential Learning -engaging multiple areas of the brain while allowing exploration of the five senses - strengthens early literacy skills.

Mrs. Regan Stephen Girard 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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BX700X - Heavy-Duty Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 2 $115.98
FG445X - Classic Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 4 $115.96
LC345X - Sight-Word Magnets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
VX841 - Best-Buy Standard Crayons - 12-Color Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
PP670 - Foam Sensory Paint - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
JJ439 - Best-Buy Washable Broad-Tip Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
AA696 - Lakeshore Scissors Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
VR154 - Squish Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
PP506 - Classroom Supply Caddies - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GG369 - Touch Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA712 - Bright Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG367 - Touch Read Blends Digraphs Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP589 - Magnetic Write Wipe Organization Charts • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA103 - Pastel Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
TT505Z - Lakeshore Glue Stick - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 6 $29.94
SCD119026 - Traditional Manuscript Self-Adhesive Reference Nameplates - Gr 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 2 $25.98
HH144 - Glue Pump • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
RS264 - Best-Buy School Glue - Gallon • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
DD135 - Magnetic Base 10 Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
DD136 - Magnetic Coins • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD133 - Magnetic Fraction Circles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$1,040.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,086.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$191.69

Total project goal

$1,277.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,277.95

5 Donors

-$1,207.95

Donations toward project cost

-$1,026.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$181.19

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

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 $0.00

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