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Mrs. Olsen from Berwyn IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Ready To Read

My students need a complete set of Linking Language Cubes Instant Centers and 2 sets of Instant Literacy Centers.

  • $1,109 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

Sometimes I feel like Old Mother Hubbard with all the children and she doesn't know what to do! I service 14, below grade level kindergarten through third grade students, all at one time for each hour of the day. Each child is at a different reading ability level. I want to read one on one with each child every day to monitor his/her growth or needs.

I have a limited amount of space in the classroom, which used to be the custodian's closet. I purchased books and supplies for our room's library at garage sales over the summer because the district has a limited budget. These reading Centers can be taken to their desks and are student friendly creating high interest and motivation.

These reading Centers will allow me to create and enhance an individualized lesson for each student. They can have fun while learning, be independent, and watch their confidence soar. My students need multiple Reading Centers to enrich their reading ability, allowing them to be able to work independently on components of reading, allowing me to work one on one with student at their level.

Your generosity for my students this year will be "Paid Forward" for many years by the continuing flow of children that sit down by my side and say, "WOW, this is fun! Look what I can do!"

Mrs. Olsen
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG175X - Instant Literacy Centers - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $249.00 1 $249.00
GG940X - Linking Language Cubes Instant Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $295.00 1 $295.00
GG150X - Instant Literacy Centers - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $249.00 1 $249.00

Materials cost

$793.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $79.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$909.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$199.54

Total project goal

$1,108.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,108.54

5 Donors

-$1,069.41

Donations toward project cost

-$909.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$160.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.13

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