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Mrs. Nakayama from Dixon, MO is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Third Grade Magic!

Help me give my students a wonderful learning environment with some essential classroom resources.

  • $1,810 goal

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My Students

My students attend a small, rural school in Mid-Missouri. It's a very tight-knit and proud community, but there is also a lot of poverty present. Our district has 75% of its students on the free and reduced lunch program. Many of them face day-to-day challenges of not knowing where they will sleep that night or where their next meal will come from. Despite struggles at home, my 3rd grade students are well-mannered, hard-working, and expressive. At this stage in their education they are becoming more curious, motivated, and are at the stage in their education where they are reading to learn.

My Project

For me, elementary school was my golden age! I remember so much from these years. I remember writing my own poetry and then reciting it to an audience at a local bookstore. I remember eagerly counting how many books I had read in different genres. We played math games with these cards that I can still vividly picture. We made self portraits on squares of cloth that were then sewn into a quilt and were auctioned to the highest bidder at a school fundraiser. I remember listening to “Where the Red Fern Grows” read out loud. There were scented markers, full bookshelves, Number Munchers, hot/cold lunch charts, bring-your-pet-to-school days, and maps that helped me dream of travels to faraway lands.

My teachers brought me a kind of magic.

I learned to love to read. I developed a passion for writing. I learned to actually do things with numbers. I learned to be proud of my work and myself.

I want my own students to experience that. However, we have a very limited classroom budget. Resources are outdated and there is very little in the classroom. I want school to be a place where these students don’t have to worry about troubles at home and can experience the magic that I did. These learners are an incredible group and they deserve shelves full of books, a warm classroom environment, and quality supplies to help support their learning. I am so lucky and thankful to have the opportunity to give them the magic!

Mrs. Nakayama Dixon Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

17 students impacted 21donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sense of Place Blue Leaf Carpet - 6' X 9' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $266.36 1 $266.36
GG615X Reading Comprehension Games Library Gr 13 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
MARKER CRAYOLA CONICAL WASHABLE CLASSPACK SET OF 192 • School Specialty $82.57 1 $82.57
GG963BU HelpYourself Book Bin Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 10 $79.90
Scientific Thinking Books - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.46 1 $76.46
CLIPBOARD LETTER SMOKE - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $3.59 20 $71.80
KC70 Write Wipe Lapboard Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 2 $65.98
BALL TENNIS PENN COACH CASE OF 72 • School Specialty $63.17 1 $63.17
PP667 Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Practice Cards Gr 23 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Celebrate Diversity Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $58.46 1 $58.46
SHARPENER PENCIL BOSTITCH VERTICAL EXEC ELECTRIC QUIETSHARP • School Specialty $49.49 1 $49.49
PAPER EASEL POST IT 20X23 UNRULED WHITE 20 SHTS PK OF 2 • School Specialty $48.74 1 $48.74
MARKER DRY ERASE EXPO LOW ODOR CHISEL ASST SET OF 16 • School Specialty $22.49 2 $44.98
Keeping Our Body Healthy Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.46 1 $40.46
PAPER COMP BOOK 9.75X7.5 RED GRADE 3 24 SHTS SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $1.94 20 $38.80
Reduce Reuse Recycle Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
PENCIL CRAYOLA #2 PRE-SHARPENED PACK OF 144 • School Specialty $32.99 1 $32.99
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE LOW ODOR BLACK FINE PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $15.89 2 $31.78
Children Around the World Book Set (Set of 4) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.66 1 $29.66
BJ7471 1 12 Ruled Chart Tablet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 2 $25.98
Stories from Around the World - 4 Tales of Persistance & Grit - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.39 1 $23.39
Stories from Around the World - 4 Tales of Problem Solving & Wit - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.39 1 $23.39
MARKER DRY-ERASE EXPO2 ASSORTED SAN80078 SET OF 8 • School Specialty $12.89 1 $12.89
Reading Comprehension Cubes • Kaplan Early Learning Company $12.56 1 $12.56
MAGNETIC STRIP 1X10 FT RUBBER - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $6.29 1 $6.29
ERASER DRY ERASE MAGENTIC SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $1.19 5 $5.95
PENCIL SHARPENERS ONE HOLE ASST PACK OF 24 • School Specialty $1.79 1 $1.79

Materials cost

$1,436.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.12

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,537.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$271.35

Total project goal

$1,809.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,809.01

1 Donor

-$1,796.66

Donations toward project cost

-$1,537.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$259.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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