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"Teaching is a gift that I can give with the reward being priceless. I currently have been teaching second grade for 6 years. My school is located in Nevada in a high-need community.

With the every day changing economy my students are facing in their community I want to find ways for them to cope a... " MORE

"Teaching is a gift that I can give with the reward being priceless. I currently have been teaching second grade for 6 years. My school is located in Nevada in a high-need community.

With the every day changing economy my students are facing in their community I want to find ways for them to cope and be kids. I feel by giving them a fun learning environment they will be able to escape their everyday troubles to exceed at school. In addition I want my students to feel success even if they are struggling to read. By having the chance to listen to a good book it will empower them to succeed.

The resources I requested are to help my students in reading and writing. I request a sit together listen center. This is a perfect place for my students to relax and listen to a good book. Furthermore it hides the headphones cords so they will be tangle-fee. In addition I requested some books with CD's for them to listen to. This books will help with reading comprehension and fluency. Finally, I requested a readers response notebook. My students will use the note book to write summaries of the book they just heard to share with fellow classmates.

By supporting our classroom you will make it possible for my students to realize that learning can be fun and enjoyable. In addition you will show them that even though times might be hard for them and their family their education is still important because their people out there who care. Furthermore you will be able to make it possible for them to enjoy listening to good book with a friends.

My students need a Sit Together Listening Center, 2 Readers Response Notebooks, a hardcover copy of the book "Big Fat Hen", along with 3 CD Read-Along book sets.

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Mrs. D. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Jan 11, 2010

Dear Baby Matthew, Reading lovers and The Lincy Foundation,

Words can not express my gratitude I feel with your generosity of funding my project. It is so wonderful to see that each of you share my vision of helping children succeed in school.

I can not express how thankful I am to be able to give my students the chance to escape the real world and go to a new place with a good book.

Your donation will allow my students to sit together and enjoy reading/listening to that book. In addition it will help my struggling readers build confidence because now they can listen to a book and feel success they to can comprehend a story.

I know that by getting my students at a young age to enjoy reading will help them succeed and stay in school. As a donor you have given them that chance. From now on they will have the chance to sit with a friend and read/listen to a good book.

Thank you very much for taking an interest in my students and their futures. Donors like you make my job so much easier knowing there are people out their who care about educating our youth.

With gratitude,
Mrs. D.

Impact letter from the teacher coming soon!

Mrs. D.'s Classroom: High Poverty School

Region:

Nevada

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Submitted:

Nov 06, 2009 |

Expires:

Apr 12, 2010

Great news -- this project is now a reality! We ordered the materials and they were sent directly to the classroom.

Materials	Vendor	Price	#	Total
GG186 - Reader’s Response Notebook - Each	Lakeshore Learning	$4.79	2	$9.58
TS151 - Big Fat Hen Hardcover Book	Lakeshore Learning	$15.99	1	$15.99
RE524 - CD Read-Alongs - Set 4	Lakeshore Learning	$75.00	1	$75.00
RE495X - Favorite Transitional Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 3	Lakeshore Learning	$155.00	1	$155.00
RE869X - Favorite Transitional Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 4 - Complete Set	Lakeshore Learning	$145.00	1	$145.00
LL673 - Sit Together Listening Center	Lakeshore Learning	$399.00	1	$399.00

Vendor Shipping Charges				$79.96
State Sales Tax				$51.97
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee				$11.99
Postage / Processing for Donor Thank-You Package				$9.00
Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$952.49
Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$209.08
Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$1,161.57
Partner Funding Offer				-$580.78
2 Donors				-$580.79
To Go				$0.00