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Ms. Walker from Lansing, MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phenomenal First Grade Fictioneers!

Help me give my students a successful and fun school year through writing!

  • 5 donors
  • $189 still needed

expires Nov 23

  • 5 donors
  • $189 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

First grade is a lot of reading, but what about writing? The most challenging things to first learn in school is writing. Remembering what letter makes what sound, then stringing them together while remember to use finger-spacing, what gets a capital letter, and which ending mark to use, all the while making it look nice and neat. Even the savviest of students can become intimidated by all of this. Since we have technology that can do it for us, there are some who believe writing is a lost art. Writing, however is so much more. Using a pencil helps exercise our brain, it helps with memory (especially when spelling), it expresses our creativity and our own personal style. Writing can be fun! That is my goal for my students, to love hearing stories from a variety of different authors AND to fall in love with their own creativity through writing. Would you help me do this?

Ms. Walker
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Writing Prompts Journal - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.49 25 $112.25
Learning Resources Make a Story Writing Hardcover Journal 7 x 9 Purple 10/Set (LER3469) • Staples $21.14 3 $63.42
LiqInkol Dry Erase Markers Bulk, 144 Pack Black Whiteboard Markers, Chisel Point Low Odor Dry Erase Markers for School Office Home • Amazon Business $28.19 1 $28.19
Teacher Created Resources Smart Start K 2 Writing Paper Printed Letter 8.50 x 11 White Paper 360Sheet • Staples $23.66 1 $23.66
72 Pack Whiteboard Eraser for Kids and Adults, Washable and Reusable Magnetic Whiteboard Eraser for Cleaning Dry Erase Markers on Magnetic Soft Whiteboard, Glass Whiteboard and Dry Erase Board • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
The Kids' Book of Diversity: Empathy, Kindness and Respect for Differences (The Kids' Books of Social Emotional Learning) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
16 Pack Pencil Grips for Kids Handwriting, Pencil Holder for Kids, Handwriting Grip, Ergonomic Training Pencil Grips, Writing Tool for Toddlers, Preschoolers, Children • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$277.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.61

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$317.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.98

Total project goal

$373.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $373.19

3 Donors

-$160.00

Donations toward project cost

-$136.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $188.19

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