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Ms. Thomas from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing and Reading Around the Room

My students need 4 Self-Stick Easel Pads, erasable pens, markers, and post-it notes with dispensers.

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I teach 3rd grade in a high-need community where many students are not on grade level. My school has a strong focus on increasing reading and math test scores so that more students are on grade level.

Help! My students are not thinking about their reading! My students struggle greatly with higher-order thinking skills. In addition to their inability to read on grade level, many of them struggle with thinking about their reading. Comprehension is a low point for many students, including many of those that do read on grade level. Money is lacking, which prevents me from getting the supplies I need to create a classroom of thinking readers.

This project will give students the supplies they need (easel pads, markers, erasable pens, and Post-its) to write about their thinking, which will increase comprehension skills. Additionally, it will create a classroom culture in which students are active participants in the reading process.

Your help will ensure that my students will be able to write about what they are reading. Not only will this increase comprehension skills, but this will build writing/journaling skills. Your help will aid in reducing the achievement gap for inner-city, underprivileged students.

Ms. Thomas Sherman Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL 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

28 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paper Mate(R) EraserMate(R) Pens, 1.0 mm, Medium Point, Black Barrel, Black Ink, Pack Of 5 • Office Depot Inc. $2.51 12 $30.12
Post-it(R) Super Sticky Note And Dispenser Value Pack, 3 x 3, Assorted Colors, 90 Sheets Per Pad, Pack Of 12 Pads • Office Depot Inc. $21.62 6 $129.72
Sanford(R) Mr. Sketch(R) Washable Watercolor Markers, Scented Assorted Colors, Set Of 12 • Office Depot Inc. $5.68 5 $28.40
Post-it(R) Self-Stick Easel Pads, Faint Rule On Yellow Paper, 25 x 30, 30 Sheets Per Pad, Box Of 4 Pads • Office Depot Inc. $127.97 1 $127.97

Materials cost

$316.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$361.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.37

Total project goal

$440.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $440.94

12 Donors

-$440.94

Donations toward project cost

-$361.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.37

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