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Mrs. Ferro from Albany, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing Rainbow

My students need colored paper to organize their essay writing.

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My Students

If someone asked you to write an essay about your favorite season, how would you organize your thoughts? Would you put space between your paragraphs? Use more than one piece of paper per paragraph? Essay writing follows us through school but learning to first write them starts with organization.

My 3rd grade students come into class everyday wanting to learn something new.

Because of their various backgrounds, poverty levels and struggles at home, I have to be creative and ready to challenge them with exciting lessons and fun supplies. Teaching them ways to organize their thoughts is essential to help build confidence in writing.

My Project

Writing is a subject that my students have struggled with year after year. Some students don't like to pick up a pencil and write. I have let students write on and with all different types of supplies just to get their thoughts together. To teach my 3rd graders to write an essay I have to get them to separate their ideas into different paragraphs. I have found that a different colored paper for each paragraph has helped them when they are putting their thoughts together. We use one color for the introduction, one for each of the body paragraphs and one for the conclusion. When they finally finish all their pages they then rewrite or type everything into one essay.

My students are amazed at what they get as a final writing piece.

Students that barely wrote a few sentences, were now writing several page essays. All because they were able to get their thoughts together.

Mrs. Ferro Sheridan Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

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

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. Ferro

Albany, NY 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Canary • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Green • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Blue • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Grey • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Ivory • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Pink • Quill $8.45 4 $33.80

Materials cost

$202.80

Vendor shipping charges

$2.03

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$242.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.86

Total project goal

$285.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$285.73

1 Donor

-$285.73

Donations toward project cost

-$242.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.86

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$0.00

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