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Mrs. Carlson from Royal City, WA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pencil Pouches = Equitable Access to STEM Enrichment Activities

Help me give my students pencil pouches to keep their STEM projects and supplies organized.

  • 4 donors
  • $177 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Help Mrs. Carlson

Mrs. Carlson has another project! Donate to Watercolors + Sharpies = Endless Creativity, Learning, SEL, and Engagement to help her classroom.

$126 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are bright, inquisitive, and love a challenge. Many of my students come from disadvantaged backgrounds. During the day, I teach math and reading enrichment groups for gifted students. We include many science and engineering-type activities during our reading and writing time that connect to the math concepts we learn during math time. These groups also serve high-achieving students who are not identified as "gifted" because we try to be as inclusive as possible. Ensuring equity in gifted programs is always a challenge.

I ensure access to enrichment STEM activities to students of all backgrounds by providing my students with all the basic school supplies they need while in my classroom.

This way, all learners have equal access to the tools they need to be successful, whether or not their family has money for school supplies. Because I do not receive a classroom budget from the school, these supplies often come out of my own pocket.

On each child's first day in my classroom, they get a large plastic pencil pouch, brand new pencil, pencil topper eraser, and their choice of fun sticker to help identify their pouch as their own. This immediately starts building positive relationships and helps kids feel good about coming to my class and excelling in STEM.

These pouches are large enough to hold entire sheets of paper, so they can save their work from day to day in one place. This is essential for keeping my room organized since I have around 120 students come through my classroom every two days.

In our rural district, most of the families work in agriculture. Over 80% of our school children are of Hispanic descent, and many of them are English Language Learners.

Mrs. Carlson Royal Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Royal City, WA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EOOUT 36pcs Mesh Zipper Pouch Bags A4 Size Board Game Storage Zipper Bags for Organizing, Plastic Zipper Pouch in 11 Colors Letter Size Puzzle Storage and Office Supplies • Amazon Business $18.99 4 $75.96
Amazon Basics Wood-Cased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead Bulk Box, 150 Count, Yellow • Amazon Business $10.89 3 $32.67

Materials cost

$108.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$149.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.43

Total project goal

$176.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $176.20

3 Donors

-$87.22

Donations toward project cost

-$75.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.58

match offer

-$87.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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