--- title: Celebrities Are Leading a Campaign to Buy School Supplies for Teachers. Here's How You Can Help description: Ed Droste of the indie rock band Grizzly Bear is leading a campaign to buy classroom supplies on the Amazon wish lists of teachers. authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 355 covers: - Education - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology published: '2018-09-21T20:01:52.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T13:22:55.000Z' section: Education tags: - Schools - Teachers word_count: 529 canonical: https://money.com/help-teachers-classroom-supplies-amazon-wish-list-10featuredteachers/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![primary school boy chosing learning tools](https://img.money.com/2018/09/teacher-wish-list-campaign-660587785.jpg) A social media shoutout to teachers who have to pay out of pocket to buy school supplies has morphed into a viral campaign that's the best feel-good story of the season. Ed Droste, frontman for the Brooklyn indie rock band Grizzly Bear, launched a 10-day giveaway via Instagram at the end of August with the [#10featuredteachers](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/10featuredteachers/?hl=en) hashtag. Droste said he came up with the idea after finding out that teachers can spend hundreds of dollars a year out of their own pockets to outfit their classrooms with supplies. Droste highlighted 10 teachers from around the country and directed people to their Amazon wish lists. Instagram users responded generously, and Droste followed up with some updates of the thrilled recipients getting Amazon boxes full of supplies. Actresses [Busy Phillipps and Kiernan Shipka](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/210583/busy-philipps-beth-ditto-kiernan-shipka-teachers-initiative) have also joined the cause. Droste used Instagram's "story" feature, which is for temporary posts, but we've gone through the archives so you can see the original 10 teachers' wish lists all below, if you'd like to contribute to any (or all!) of them. Since then, a slew of other celebrities have taken up the cause beyond the initial group of teachers featured by Droste. The #10featuredteachers hashtag is still [going strong on Twitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/10featuredteachers), so if you want to show a little love to a teacher who's not on this list, browse away until you find one whose subject, location or passion moves you. Or, if you want to keep it really close to home, find out if your kids' teachers have Amazon wish lists and gift them supplies. Droste highlighted teachers only using their first names, and the [first featured teacher](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHMLs3Aczm/?taken-by=edroste) was Erica, who teaches reading to fourth-graders in Chicago. As you might imagine, [**Erica's wish list**](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/MCHXXWWRZA4K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=ea392c97eb52b5dba4c141bcda73231d) is chock-full of terrific kids' books like the ever-popular [*Captain Underpants* series](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1407163280/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1407163280&linkId=6bf0fe50b7783cfd33144c6660024531). ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/captain-underpants.jpg) Next up was [**Bre**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKom0fAQk_/?taken-by=edroste), who teaches a special-ed class to middle-school kids in Detroit and whose [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2D75GMNIWORMR/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=b3618c621ff76ba4db7fb0ecb739a94f) includes stuff like [headsets](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OA4THD8/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00OA4THD8&linkId=0c8697c6d980a058038bd02e8d514394) for kids who learn best by listening. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/headsets.jpg) [**Daniel**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMZi5ZATp1/?taken-by=edroste) teaches English as a second language to middle and high school students in Los Angeles. His [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/BXKR2O3NDBFC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=431e7fdcf9971816bb9e4b0a0877e14f) includes [books about kids](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312384483/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0312384483&linkId=910e5c08ba714261a485b43b29db3781) navigating identities that straddle racial and cultural boundaries. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/american-born-chinese.jpg) Since [**Anna**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnN9jk5g0YG/?taken-by=edroste) teaches math and science to fifth-graders in Sacramento, her [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2VF8Q3W3HTGUE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=d9568fd306843265bb5351b6de18280b) includes lots and lots of [dry-erase markers](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OQQ01DK/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00OQQ01DK&linkId=fb97a04d937db511f7ec24ffad7313c1) for writing out equations. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/dry-eraser-markers.jpg) [**Lauren's**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRY_9VgyJK/?taken-by=edroste) preschool class in Denver needs engaging activities, so her [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/31HG0VC289L75/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=e4bf570cf73c80d0a1a03a4e04cef7bc) has toys like brightly-colored [building blocks](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A12YBW/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000A12YBW&linkId=687681d2d163a8f532aae3a3be1d545b). ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/building-blocks.jpg) The Chicago kids [**Crystal**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnTxxKQgBPH/?taken-by=edroste) teaches face a lot of challenges in their underprivileged neighborhood. Her [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2TT8ZRKDV8LFP/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=a70c200236448630fc2793d9cb4a1ae7) includes tools like [Chromebooks](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5P6TJW/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01N5P6TJW&linkId=98291e7360f14f526648a2ee17554e01) to help them thrive. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/samsung-chromebook.jpg) Los Angeles history teacher [**Chris**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWcAE2AOrQ/?taken-by=edroste) includes educational, [history-themed games](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AO07X2E/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00AO07X2E&linkId=781f99d4fe63e90a272c982ad2e33fa9) on his [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3LQWQ8DLJBJFN/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=8c8a31e3d1fc1bb67ab87569b0cd2d8e). ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/brain-box.jpg) [**Monica**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnYtHb6A1qI/?taken-by=edroste) in Pomona, Calif., teaches first grade, so her [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2980CLVH0IBJA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=2f449614ee473783f983abcb9fabad9d) includes [fun books](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394800877/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0394800877&linkId=d73dc6a7ecd3eb3fda2494596f6c1581) from authors like Dr. Seuss to foster a love of reading. ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/dr-seuss-books.jpg) [**Rei's**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnaPwpMArjP/?taken-by=edroste) special-ed class in New York City needs nontraditional learning tools, like these ingenious "[fidget bands](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076CDFGMS/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B076CDFGMS&linkId=4b43f619510ec21edc51d8bf874f506b)" from his [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3ED6JP84S6R5B/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=7df961f6119bfec8d995614c347c358c). ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/fidget-bands.jpg) Droste pal [**Christine**](https://www.instagram.com/p/BnePe2RA-V7/?taken-by=edroste) (the teacher who initially inspired his project) teaches third grade in a low-income area of Los Angeles. Her [wish list](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LP3QXT0GS9C3/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=mylifeamazonteacherwishlistsept18-20&linkId=70c55a79650beb14dbd7d6f28e013152) is filled with basics like [pencils](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CSPZK4/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B006CSPZK4&linkId=c85ebb9b3dcad3f34f507540dddb9302). ![](https://img.money.com/2018/09/pencils.jpg) *We’ve included affiliate links into this article.* [*Click here*](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/) *to learn what those are.* ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/help-teachers-classroom-supplies-amazon-wish-list-10featuredteachers/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Education", "item": "https://money.com/education/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Teachers", "item": "https://money.com/teachers/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Celebrities Are Leading a Campaign to Buy School Supplies for Teachers. 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