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I Can Do It By Myself! Valuable Independent Literacy Centers

My students need various quality literacy centers, games, and puzzles to use throughout the year from beginning sounds to vowels and sight words.

Mrs. Paulson Mechanicsville Elementary School

Mechanicsville, VA Grades PreK-2

My Students

"What do I do?" said the Kindergartener for the millionth time. The challenge for teaching reading for small groups is the other students must be working independently. These students should be engaged in quality activities to reinforce skills and provide structured practice own their own level.

My students come from varied backgrounds in a suburban school in Virginia.

I have students who have attended pre-school for years and other students for whom this is their first group experience. Students also vary in their kindergarten readiness. Some come knowing how to read and others are learning the alphabet for the first time. Our Title-1 school provides additional support for lower achieving students because our moderate poverty area but many students lack resources at home of books and quality games to reinforce these skills. They need as much meaningful practice in school to make up for potentially lost experiences at home.

My Project

My students are like most 5 year olds- active and everywhere! Students come with different needs and abilities. Some need letter knowledge and some are ready to spell words. These varied literacy centers will provide differentiated support for each child's level. They can easily be moved around the room or to a quiet corner where kids can curl up with a fun game and not sit at their desks all day! Also, like most 5 year olds, my students have difficulty doing activities independently. They need activities with structured support where they can easily check their own work. Give a child a marker to write words and he will draw all over himself, but give a child a stamp with missing letters and its a game to finish it. Knowing my students are engaged in meaningful literacy centers allows me to focus on small groups to provide differentiated instruction for reading. Plus, they are playing games and having fun!

These quality games will last from year to year so many groups of kids will benefit.

When my kindergarten students leave with mastery of letter sounds, blends, vowels, and sight words they will be well prepared for 1st grade. Feeling successful in reading from quality games and centers reinforcing targeted skills, my students have positive school experiences to carry with them year to year. Kindergarten is fun and our literacy centers should be fun too. A life-long reader begins in Kindergarten!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

15 students impacted 9 donors

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Mechanicsville, VA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Head Start School
Supplies
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Paulson Mechanicsville Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mechanicsville, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

JJ132 - Sight-Word Puzzles - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95

GG197 - Vowel Combinations Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95

GG187 - Blends Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95

DD692 - Blends & Digraphs Word Work Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95

TT194 - I Can Build Simple Words! • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

DD691 - CVC Word Work Center • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95

GG294 - Fill-In-The-Blank Phonics Stamps - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

GG299 - Fill-In-The-Blank Phonics Stamps - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost			$210.60
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.16
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$222.76
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$48.90
Total project goal			$271.66
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$271.66
7 Donors			-$129.24
Donations toward project cost			-$111.38
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$17.86
match offer			-$135.83
Match offer toward project cost			-$111.38
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$24.45
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$6.59
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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