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Mrs. Vega from Ruskin, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Poetry For Progress

My students need hands-on learning centers that support rhyming and a set of poetry books to promote sight words and oral language.

  • $416 goal

This project expired on September 14, 2008.

This project expired on September 14, 2008.

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Mrs. Vega Ruskin Elementary School
Ruskin, FL Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

Poetry is a wonderful vehicle for teaching a multitude of language skills such as rhyming, sight words, oral language skills, and vocabulary. I teach a kindergarten class that is primarily free/reduced lunch. When looking at my classroom demographics, you would find that about 50% of my class receive speech/language services, 50% have IEP's in a variety of different domains, and 50% speak Spanish as a primary language.

The biggest challenges to reading in my classroom are phonemic awareness/rhyming skills and at-home reading exposure. I have found that for these children, poetry offers a way to break their reading down into predicable, smaller pieces. Few of the children in my class have books at home or are read to outside of school, so we are using poems to compile take-home books so the children in my class can have self-sufficient reading opportunities at home.

I have listed a variety of hands-on learning centers in this proposal that would strengthen rhyming skills, a step that will greatly aid the students in my class when decoding words in a book or poem. These centers are educational, but they are also fun - for kindergarten, that is a crucial component! I have also listed several poetry books designed to strengthen rhyming skills and sight word vocabulary. These can be used throughout the day, both at reading time and during other subjects - this will allow students to receive much more comprehensive exposure to poetry and language learning during our school day.

Your donation will make it possible for my students to feel capable and confident when rhyming and reading. I cannot stress enough how much every opportunity provided to these children improves their chance for success. Please help me to provide them with opportunities to grow and excel!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

15 students impacted
Mrs. Vega Ruskin Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ruskin, FL View local requests

More than half 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

15 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sight Word Poetry (Grades K-2) Laureen L. Reynolds, Teacher Created Resources • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Sight Word Poetry Pages: 100 Fill-in-the-Blank Practice Pages That Help Kids Really Learn the Top High-Frequency Words Rozanne Lanczak Williams • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Circle-Time Poetry: Science: Delightful Poems With Activities That Help Young Children Build Phonemic Awareness, Oral Language, and Early Science Skills Jodi Simpson • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Circle-Time Poetry: Around the Year: Delightful Poems With Activities That Help Young Children Build Phonemic Awareness, Oral Language, and Early Reading Skills-All Year Long! Jodi Simpson • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Perfect Poems for Teaching Sight Words: Delightful Poems, Research-Based Lessons, and Instant Activities That Teach the Top High-Frequency Words Deborah A. Ellermeyer, Judith Rowell • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Ready-to-Read Nursery Rhymes program • Kaplan Early Learning Company $85.96 1 $85.96
RR501 - Rhyming Words Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
RR688 - Rhyming Sounds Rubber Stamp Set • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
EE766 - Search & Find Rhyming Bags • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
JJ157 - What’s the Rhyme? Sorting Houses • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
Circle-Time Poetry: Math: Delightful Poems With Activities That Help Young Children Build Phonemic Awareness, Oral Language, and Early Math Skills Jodi Simpson • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69

Materials cost

$287.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.77

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$341.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.85

Total project goal

$415.85

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