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Mrs. Garcia from Tacoma, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Look at All I've Learned! Portfolio Albums for Montessori Children

My students need sturdy and beautiful portfolio books to keep their work in, add to, share with others, and reread over and over for 3 years in my classroom!

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My Students

My students are public Montessori elementary children. They love to work independently on large projects! They spend 3 years (1st-3rd grade) in the same classroom with the same teacher. They are a diverse group coming from various cultural, linguistic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds. They pride themselves in being 'allies' to others, and caring and contributing to the class and school communities. They are very creative and artistic. They get excited to take a suggested activity and make it grander, more detailed, or more artistically expressive.

These Montessori students love art and take any opportunity to add creativity to their different works such as writing, geography, and even math!

One of the ways they do this is by keeping their completed works in a portfolio. They make portfolio page entries using finished works, photos, illustrations, and various art mediums to express their learning. They take such pride in these books of their learning that they get them out daily to look at them and show their friends their accomplishments.

My Project

My students take pride in their work and learning! When they complete a new work, a particularly challenging project, or a good writing piece, they make portfolio pages to enter into their portfolios. They include illustrations, embellishments, photos, and reflections on their learning. They then put them in page protectors and, currently, put them in white binders. Although these binders are functional, they are not beautiful books that they children can cherish. If we have lovely scrapbooks, not only will the children love them more, but after three years in the same classroom they will have a record of their learning, experiences, and growth over time.

By donating these blank albums you will help my students take pride in their work and growth, communicate their learning with their parents, engage in meta-cognition, and have a collection of 3 years of experience they can keep their whole life!

Meta-cognition, or thinking about one's own learning, is an important aspect of helping children be life long learners. Using portfolios as a form of alternative assessment and self-reflection engage children in their own education.

Logistically, these albums are better than three-ring-binders because their pages can be on 11 X 11 inch paper instead of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper which gives them more room to display work, reflect, and embellish. I know that by having these albums the level of care and engagement in their work will only increase! Thank you!

Mrs. Garcia Geiger Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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Tacoma, WA View local requests

More than a third 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

28 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pioneer Leatherette Postbound Album, 12" x 12", Black • Staples Advantage $17.99 3 $53.97
Pioneer Leatherette Postbound Album, 12" x 12", Navy • Staples Advantage $17.99 3 $53.97
Pioneer Leatherette Postbound Album, 12" x 12", Green • Staples Advantage $17.99 3 $53.97
Pioneer Pastel Leatherette Postbound Album, 12" x 12", Sea Blue • Staples Advantage $17.99 3 $53.97
Pioneer Travel Postbound Album With Photo Window, 12" x 12", World Map • Staples Advantage $16.69 3 $50.07
Pioneer Travel Postbound Album With Photo Window, 12" x 12", Globes • Staples Advantage $16.69 3 $50.07
Pioneer Book Cloth Cover Postbound Album With Window, 12" x 12", Burgundy • Staples Advantage $23.99 2 $47.98
Pioneer Fabric Frame Scrapbook, 12" x 12", Wildberry Purple • Staples Advantage $23.99 2 $47.98
Pioneer Book Cloth Cover Postbound Album With Window, 12" x 12", Orange • Staples Advantage $23.99 2 $47.98
Pioneer Book Cloth Cover Postbound Album With Window, 12" x 12", Sage Green • Staples Advantage $19.99 2 $39.98
Pioneer Pastel Leatherette Postbound Album, 12" x 12", Lavender • Staples Advantage $17.99 2 $35.98

Materials cost

$535.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $46.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$620.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.56

Total project goal

$730.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $730.41

15 Donors

-$600.41

Donations toward project cost

-$510.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.06

match offer

-$130.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.50

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 $0.00

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