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Ms. Pierce from Mission Viejo, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The First, Second, and Finally of Writing Short Stories!

Help me give my students printer ink, laminating sheets, mini white boards and white board markers to create their own linear short stories!

  • $431 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are incredible. Despite having the daily challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder, my students love to learn and take in new information; they get so excited to raise their hands and participate. They make me appreciate every day that I come to school.

Learning is infectious in our classroom; we use so many different methods to gain our knowledge.

Every project we are able to do is met with enthusiasm, and my students are the heart of the classroom.

To learn about the world around us and how to best prepare for our futures, my students use a variety of techniques, technology, and methods to learn to their best ability. I am simply amazed at the milestones they are able to achieve.

My Project

With moderate to severe disabilities, sequencing events is challenging for my students; however, they love to tell stories! We are working on sequencing events in our own stories to tell what happened first, second, and last. Using the whiteboards and markers, students will be working to create a sequence of events that they can erase and edit with ease, making the writing process accessible to all of my students who often have difficulty with traditional pencils and erasers.

My students strive for independence, and will engage in activities when they are accessible.

Using their sequences of events, students will be able to print their stories, on our classroom printer, draw their pictures, and laminate them, creating easily accessible work for later sequencing reviews!

Please help my students continue to learn and grow!

Ms. Pierce
Grades 6-8
  • La Paz Intermediate School
  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • More than a third 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 7 students.

    8 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother TN 620 Black Toner Cartridge, Standard • Staples Advantage $97.39 1 $97.39
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, Letter Size, 200 Pouches (TP3854-200) • Staples Advantage $46.57 2 $93.14
Charles Leonard Magnetic Mini Dry Erase Board Sets, 6.25" x 9" (CHL35600ST) • Staples Advantage $63.99 1 $63.99
EXPO Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 36/Pack (1921061) • Staples Advantage $49.29 1 $49.29

Materials cost

$303.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$366.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.62

Total project goal

$430.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$430.79

6 Donors

-$345.49

Donations toward project cost

-$323.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.82

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

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$0.00

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