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

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Keeping our Classroom Organized and Sharp!

My students need an organizational system for all of our papers, pens, calculators and a crayon sharpener to finish the year out strong!

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My Students

I teach an energetic group of students with special needs in an urban Title I charter school in Baltimore City. They want to learn so much about the world around them and what's beyond the walls of our classroom. They come to school every day excited and ready to learn.

My students' disabilities range from Autism to Learning Disabilities and I find that the more hands-on and interactive learning can be, the more beneficial it is to my students.

Due to their disabilities, I am constantly changing up my teaching practices and finding new and exciting ways to reach and challenge my students without having them become frustrated and give up.

This year, I am teaching a group of 1st-4th graders in a pull-out setting, where I am helping them access the general education curriculum while also helping fill in the many learning gaps that they currently have.

My Project

I teach a large group of students (with special needs) ranging in grades from 1st-4th in math and reading. There are a lot of notebooks, folders, and papers passing through my room and it can be hard for my students to keep all of these papers and materials organized. My students need to start working with "older supplies", like calculators and pens in order to get ready for older grades and state testing; however, I do not have enough of these supplies to allow all of my students to use them at once.

I want to create a new organizational system (using a large hanging file folder holder and colored file folders) for my students in order to help them keep themselves and all of their work organized.

Each subject (math, reading, take home work) will get a different color and each student will get their own pocket. That way, all of their work will be in one place and my students will always know where it is (and I will know where to look in order to grade it).

Along with this new organizational system, we need more pens to write on our folders and my students get so excited by using pens that I want to use them to motivate them to complete more work! We are also learning harder math material and having working calculators will be a necessity to complete this work (and get ready for state testing). My students also go through A LOT of crayons, and once they're not sharp anymore students want to throw them out. I'm looking to not throw as many crayons out, and be able to create a "green" classroom by sharpening these crayons before we automatically go to throwing them out.

Ms. Simon Patterson Park Charter School 327 Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tectron Basic Calculator Class Set -- Pack of 8 Electronic Calculators (Battery Powered, 8 Digit) • Amazon Business $14.95 2 $29.90
Elmer’s 1680 CrayonPro Electric Sharpener • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
30 Pocket Storage Pocket Chart, Hanging Wall File Organizer by Essex Wares - Organize Your Assignments, Files, Scrapbook Papers & More (Black) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Poppin Retractable Gel Luxe Pens, Aqua, Package Of 6, Blue Ink • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Pendaflex Two-Tone Color File Folders, Letter Size, 1/3 Cut, Assorted Colors, Total of 100 Folders per Box (152 1/3 ASST) • Amazon Business $14.30 1 $14.30
Paper Mate Profile Elite Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Bold (1.4mm), Blue, 12 Count • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sharpie Sharpie Grip Pens, Fine Point, 2-Pack, Blue (1758051) • Amazon Business $5.93 1 $5.93

Materials cost

$132.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.35

Total project goal

$202.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.35

1 Donor

-$202.35

Donations toward project cost

-$172.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.35

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 $0.00

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