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Mrs. Betina Johnson from Grove Hill AL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Spin Into Steam

Help me give my students access to science resources. Reading is the key to unlocking a world of possibilities. Reading and science go hand and hand and the more we read, the more we understand. .

  • 1 donor
  • $957 still needed

expires Jul 03

  • 1 donor
  • $957 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

My middle school is a Title I school. We serve students in grades 5-8. It has a total population of approximately 275 students. Over 75 percent of our students are African American, and the majority are below the poverty level and come from low-income families.

I always encourage my students to become very productive, and reading is the key to unlocking a world of possibilities.

Science has evolved so much, and “nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Reading and science go hand and hand and the more we read, the more we understand.

I would like my students to still have full access to online resources to improve their reading and science instruction. Scholastic News provides expository text on current events, and they even have online videos and activities linked to their stories that can be shared through Google Classroom or Schoology. My students will appreciate these valuable resources, and they will understand if we go back to virtual that we can transition easily from print to digital with minimum interruptions.

Mrs. Betina Johnson
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News?, Grades 5/6 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 70 $419.30
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
Science Spin?, Grades 3-6 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 70 $69.30

Materials cost

$688.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $48.86

Sales tax

 $56.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.16

Total project goal

$981.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $981.07

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $956.07

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