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Mrs. Gorbea from Van Nuys, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Saving Trees One Lesson at a Time

My students need Magnetic Write and Wipe sentence strips and mats to use during language arts.

  • $315 goal

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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 Students

"And the boy loved the tree.......very much. And the tree was happy."-from Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree. My students have become environmentally conscious on a daily basis and try to reduce, reuse, and recycle. They love to share ideas and work in groups. Why not do both at the same time?

My students go to a school that has very few trees and two small patches of grass.

Their playground and "soccer field" is blacktop. Through the stories we have read, they have learned about green schools and recycling. We recycle and reuse in our classroom and they are conscious about trying to "save the planet." These strips and mats would be a way to save paper since they are constantly used during instruction, guided practice, and independent work time.

My Project

The possibilities are endless! The strips and mats could be used for so many different lessons. The strips could be used to develop and strengthen various language arts skills such as sequencing, punctuation, capitalization, cause and effect, predicting, summarizing, sentence extension, parts of speech, etc. The mats could be used to strengthen writing skills such as main idea and details, adding descriptive language, and utilizing thinking maps. I wouldn't need the mass of paper I usually use to create these lessons. The students or I could wipe off and start fresh.

Students love to work in groups and learn from each other as well.

Students usually write on paper to express the group's ideas. These write and wipe materials would save tape, paper, and pencils, which would save trees during these activities. And any time a student is allowed to use marker over a pencil motivates and excites them that much more to dig in, participate, and learn.

Mrs. Gorbea Hazeltine Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Van Nuys, CA View local requests

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

25 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NF9766 - Magnetic Write & Wipe Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 2 $59.90
GB549 - Magnetic Write & Wipe Sentence Mat • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 5 $149.75

Materials cost

$209.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$266.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.11

Total project goal

$314.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $314.08

11 Donors

-$157.03

Donations toward project cost

-$133.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.55

match offer

-$157.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.56

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 $0.00

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