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Mrs. Sloan from Philadelphia, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wow, That Person in the Book Looks Like Me!!

Help me give my students a classroom filled with diverse books and crayons that will help the draw pictures of people that look like them!!

  • $324 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

I will be returning to school in September as a 1st grade teacher in a low-income neighborhood in the heart of Philadelphia. My classroom this year will have 25 enthusiastic learners, each is on a different learning level and I need to think of creative ways to engage them, keep them focused, and build the foundation to make them life long learners.

Despite the adversity of the harsh area that surrounds our school and many of their homes, I am in constant awe of the resilience that they show.

They come to school wanting to learn and shouldn't let something small like not having a pencil keep them from having their best day.

Our classroom is a safe place where all of my students are encouraged to be themselves and have fun while learning. Because of this, they look forward to coming to school every day.

Thank you for your generosity.

My Project

I am heading back to my 1st grade classroom in September during a time of extreme uncertainty! My students have all experienced various forms of trauma in their lives. They ended their school year early because of COVID and then many of them watched their neighborhood being destroyed.

I have always tried to create a safe space and welcoming for all of my students.

Your help makes that possible for me to do so! The giftcard for Teachers Pay Teachers will allow me the opportunity to purchase resources that my students will be able to utilized either in the school building or digitally if we are not allowed back in our classroom in the fall. The scissors will help develop their fine motor skills, the books will introduce them to characters that look like them! And the crayons will allow my students to draw pictures of their families and friends that actually look like them!

Mrs. Sloan Lewis Elkin Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Mrs. Sloan

Philadelphia, PA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Westcott School Left and Right Handed Kids Scissors, 5" Pointed, Pack of 12, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $12.02 3 $36.06
LC360 People Colorssupsup Crayon Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 4 $27.96
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Pink Hat • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of the Fight for Equality in America • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$235.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.59

Total project goal

$323.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $323.91

6 Donors

-$286.41

Donations toward project cost

-$243.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.96

Matching donations from our partners

-$37.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$31.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.62

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