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Ms. Ekins from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing for the Real World

Help me give my students a book binding machine for our classroom, with which to bind our own authored pieces and USB drives to store chapter book MP3 files for learning from mentor authors on audio books.

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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 am a fourth-grade teacher in an urban school. Despite many challenges, my students come to school each day eager to learn how to learn and drive their own learning.

My students love school because they experience thrilling and motivating educational experiences that simultaneously improve their math, writing, reading, science and social studies skills.

This often takes monetary funding I am not given by my state or school district. Unforgettable learning experiences in fourth grade help my students retain learning in their long-term memories.

My Project

Writing can seem very boring and purposeless to fourth graders. I ensure that after each writing unit, the students publish a final draft that will live in our class library for the rest of the school year.

The school binding machine is always mysteriously broken, and our classroom could make good use of our own, well-cared for machine.

It would be a luxury to have a binding machine at our fingertips to bind published writing pieces.

I would also like the students to have an opportunity to listen to expert authors on audio-books. However, our school computers no longer have CD drives for the books I have. Putting the files on USB drives would allow the students access to our fabulous collection of audio-books and expert author ideas!

Ms. Ekins North Star 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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Salt Lake City, UT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MAKEASY Binding Machine, 21-Hole, 450 Sheet, Paper Punch Binder with Starter Kit 100 PCS 3/8'' PVC Comb Bindings, Comb Binding Machine Scrapbook • Amazon Business $47.79 1 $47.79
PNY Turbo 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - P-FD32GTBOP-GE • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
Fellowes 52326 Plastic Comb Bindings, 1/2" Diameter, 90 Sheet Capacity, Black (Pack of 100 Combs) • Amazon Business $8.16 2 $16.32
Fellowes Plastic Comb Binding Spines, 1/4 Inch Diameter, Black, 20 Sheets, 100 Pack (52366) • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
PNY Turbo 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - P-FD32GTBOP-GE • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$100.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$131.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.21

Total project goal

$154.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $154.75

3 Donors

-$154.75

Donations toward project cost

-$131.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.21

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 $0.00

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