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Mrs. Tucker from Four Oaks, NC is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real World Experiences

Help me give my students real world experiences in the life skills classroom setting.

  • $212 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

My Students

My students come to class everyday excited to be at school and very eager to learn. The students that I teach have a variety of disabilities and now that they are in high school, our job is to help them become as independent as possible and be ready to be successful in the real world. My students follow our Extended Content Standards track that helps them to learn independence and be successful in a work environment that allows them to use the skills they have gained. Real world activities are so important in our daily routines and practices.

Many of my students are very eager to graduate from high school but they become nervous with what is in store when they leave our classroom.

Our goal as teachers is to prepare them for life skills that will ensure they can be as independent as possible after high school.

My Project

The materials will be used to practice real world scenarios that we will be able to use and refer back to when we take our students into the community setting. We work on reading and math skills, but try to relate it to scenarios and examples that they may face once they leave our classroom. We try to create lessons using materials that are not always copied on paper but with magazines, newspapers and ads. These are the materials that they will see once they leave school. These lessons are also used to help keep their interest while gaining skills needed to be successful outside of the school setting.

Mrs. Tucker
Grades 9-12
    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

    This project will reach 22 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Specific Skill Builders Series Binder 1 2.0-3.5 • Nasco $64.95 1 $64.95
BINDER EVERYDAY LIFE READ+WRIT PRAC 2 G5+ • School Specialty $60.56 1 $60.56

Materials cost

$125.51

Vendor shipping charges

$12.56

Sales tax

$9.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$179.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.72

Total project goal

$211.46

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