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"My 33-student fifth grade public school class will be working on spelling and vocabulary on a daily basis. They are essential elements of the Literacy curriculum. Vocabulary acquisition can be fun, especially if the students are rewarded with word games. When I was a child, my family engaged in Scra... " MORE
"My 33-student fifth grade public school class will be working on spelling and vocabulary on a daily basis. They are essential elements of the Literacy curriculum. Vocabulary acquisition can be fun, especially if the students are rewarded with word games. When I was a child, my family engaged in Scrabble games several times a week. We are all excellent readers. I believe that, likewise, this game can help my students acquire essential words they encounter within the curriculum, and to explore new words while having fun. It also helps to build community!

The six games I am asking for will be used at least once a week as a culminating project to our vocabulary endeavors, and to provide differentiated instruction. Students will further use the words they construct in writing assignments such as memoirs, persuasive essays, and other creative projects.

My project needs 6 scrabble games. The cost of this proposal is $260, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

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Ms. G. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Oct 26, 2007
Dear Jacqueline and Anonymous Donor, 
Our class would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your generous gift through DonorsChoose. Thanks to you, we are going to increase our vocabulary and have fun at the same time by playing Scrabble. This will give us a chance to find new words we never knew before and to use word-building skills such as adding prefixes and suffixes, learning about word roots and how to combine words, and to explore what kinds of words start or end with particular letters. It sure beats memorizing lists! Thanks so much!

On Jan 17, 2008, Ms. G. followed this note with student letters sent via mail to the donor who completed this project, and to donors who gave $100 or more.

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Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Andrew W. (staff member) on Sep 10, 2007
Verified the cost of the requested supplies and posted this project.
Laura L. (staff member) on Sep 10, 2007
A donor gave in support of Quizlet Queries for Quid! on Oct 23, 2007
DonorsChoose.org Team from New York, NY gave in honor of Jacqueline from New York, NY on Oct 26, 2007
Project fully funded!
Happy news on Oct 26, 2007
Teacher MailThank You Letter posted!
The teacher Ms. G. on Oct 29, 2007
Purchased the supplies for Ms. G.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Laura L. (staff member) on Oct 29, 2007
Packaged the thank-you letters written by Ms. G.'s students and sent them on to the eligible donor(s).
Nazmul H. (intern) on Jan 31, 2008
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