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Mrs. Newingham from Lake Charles, LA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Newingham's classroom raised $463

Hands-On Learning Materials

My students need hands on math and science learning materials, games, and puzzles to reinforce skills taught in science, reading, and writing. These items will provide the extra reinforcing while having fun.

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Mrs. Newingham T.H. Watkins Elementary School
Lake Charles, LA Grades 3-5

My Students

Do you remember learning how to read and write with boring texts books, outlining chapter after chapter, and memorizing pointless facts for exams that were forgotten? My students need more than text books and lecturing.

My students are 8 and 9 year old third graders from Southwest Louisiana.

They love learning and using many different materials,and at times are quite challenging. Our school is a Title One school, low income and low parental involvement school. I have students in my class of all ability levels, so keeping them all focused and learning is hard with limited hands on materials. My students accept any task thrown their way and deserve to have their experience and knowledge expanded and challenged.

My Project

The items I am asking for will allow all students to practice skills through hands on learning and allow me, the teacher, to work with small groups of students, giving each student more one-on-one time. The science games and reading/writing skills folder games libraries will allow students to work in cooperative groups and understand the different topics in science and reading. Providing these science games will allow many students to be engaged at once. The reading folders will offer learning in key areas such as grammar/writing, comprehension, vocabulary, and word work. Fluency and comprehension is a big concept and skill in third grade, so these partner scripts will allow students to improve their fluency and comprehension skills with high-interest passages and quizzes while working with a partner. The reading response prompt cards will help guide students while independently reading fiction and non-fiction selections.

Many of my students come from families that do not have the resources to provide the extra help they need to succeed.

They also live in an area that does not offer the opportunities these children need to overcome all of the obstacles thrown their way. These materials would maximize their learning potential and allow for maximum growth for students to excel in academics.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

24 students impacted 11 donors
Mrs. Newingham T.H. Watkins Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lake Charles, LA View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD738 - Read & Respond Prompt Cards • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
JJ281 - Puzzle Fun Math Card Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
EE810X - Can Do! Science Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $89.95 1 $89.95
HH250X - Reading & Writing Skills Folder Games Libraries - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $115.00 1 $115.00
FF479 - Fluency & Comprehension Partner Scripts - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95

Materials cost

$324.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$393.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.37

Total project goal

$462.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $462.46

9 Donors

-$440.75

Donations toward project cost

-$393.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.71

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 $0.00

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