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Ms. Taylor from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organizing Our Thoughts

My students need basic school supplies to be organized and successful in the classroom and a library to practice their reading skills and develop a passion for literature.

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My Students

I will soon be teaching 7th grade English in a Brooklyn middle school. Since 95% of my students are living under the poverty line, they they do not come to school with basic school supplies, inhibiting them from developing the organizational skills that are a necessary component of success.

They also rarely have access to books, making it impossible to practice and improve their literacy skills, or foster a passion for reading.

I'm looking forward to a successful school year ending in my students having improved self-worth, enhanced reading and writing skills, and determination to beat the odds.

My Project

With these basic school supplies, my students will be prepared to complete all the tasks I have asked of them in an organized manner and gain skills that will carry them through their educational careers and beyond. In addition, helping us build a library will allow my students to explore different titles and genres of writing. I truly believe that a person who claims to not enjoy reading has just yet to find the right book. If I can help my students become avid readers, they may pursue reading their entire lives. A habit of consistent reading lowers stress, increases white brain matter, and believe it or not, expands knowledge.

My students see the affluence that exists elsewhere in the city and are constantly reminded of their poverty.

Having new school supplies will make my students feel as if they have support from others to determine their futures. Providing my students with access to books will help foster a love of literature that will hopefully follow them their entire lives.

Ms. Taylor Elijah Stroud Middle School Grades 6-8

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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Filler Paper by Mead, Wide Ruled, 200 Sheets (15200) • Amazon $2.32 20 $46.40
Sterilite 16929006 Storage Crate, Black, 6-Pack • Amazon $40.65 1 $40.65
Dixon Prang Presharpened 7-Inch Colored Pencils, 12-Color Set (22120) • Amazon $2.58 15 $38.70
Strathmore Series 400 Sketch Pads 9 in. x 12 in. - pad of 100 • Amazon $9.21 4 $36.84
Plaid PROMOABI Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Best Selling Colors I • Amazon $17.82 2 $35.64
Pendaflex 1521/3ASST Pendaflex 2-Tone File Folders, 1/3 Cut, Top Tab, Letter, 4 Asst Colors, 100/Box • Amazon $15.89 2 $31.78
Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils, #2 HB, Yellow, Box of 96 (13882) • Amazon $15.02 2 $30.04
Purell Pump Bottle, Original, 8 Ounce (Pack of 12) • Amazon $29.99 1 $29.99
Kimberly-Clark Kleenex 03076 Facial Tissue Convenience Pack, 8-25/64" Length x 8-3/16" Width, White (12 Boxes of 125) • Amazon $17.89 1 $17.89
Rubbermaid Regeneration Plastic Letter Tray 6 Pack (86028) • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
Loew-Cornell Brush Set Value Pack • Amazon $7.01 2 $14.02
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon $13.50 1 $13.50
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty • Amazon $12.20 1 $12.20
Four: A Divergent Collection (Divergent Series) • Amazon $10.56 1 $10.56
Ender's Game (Ender Wiggins Quartet) • Amazon $9.81 1 $9.81
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon $8.33 1 $8.33
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon $7.78 1 $7.78
Command Poster Adhesive Value Pack, 48-Strip • Amazon $7.47 1 $7.47
Tyrell • Amazon $7.35 1 $7.35
The House on Mango Street • Amazon $7.06 1 $7.06
Thirteen Reasons Why • Amazon $6.59 1 $6.59
The Outsiders • Amazon $6.42 1 $6.42
Speak • Amazon $6.41 1 $6.41
American Born Chinese • Amazon $6.31 1 $6.31
Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener • Amazon $6.12 1 $6.12
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Young Reader's Choice Award - Intermediate Division) • Amazon $6.08 1 $6.08
Lord of the Flies • Amazon $5.94 1 $5.94
Night • Amazon $5.91 1 $5.91
Of Mice and Men • Amazon $5.90 1 $5.90
Monster • Amazon $5.64 1 $5.64
Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy) • Amazon $5.12 1 $5.12
To Kill a Mockingbird • Amazon $4.88 1 $4.88
A Raisin in the Sun • Amazon $4.82 1 $4.82
The Giver (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf)) • Amazon $4.32 1 $4.32
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories • Amazon $3.56 1 $3.56
Paper Mate 70501 Pink Pearl Premium Erasers, Large, 3-Pack • Amazon $1.99 1 $1.99

Materials cost

$507.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$544.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.11

Total project goal

$640.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $640.73

2 Donors

-$220.36

Donations toward project cost

-$187.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$420.36

Match offers toward project cost

-$357.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.05

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