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Mrs. Tompkins from Van TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Us Rebuild Our Classroom Destroyed by a Tornado

My students need books, as well as reading and math manipulatives, to replace our everyday supplies that were destroyed by a tornado.

  • $1,795 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school was destroyed by a tornado on Mother's Day this year. Most of my classroom items are gone. Our classroom is in need of books, phonics, and math items. In August I will have 20-22 Kindergartners come through my door ready to learn and I want them to have everything they need to succeed

I teach Kindergarten in a Title 1 school located in Texas.

Most of my students are on free or reduced lunch. My students are energetic, sweet and they come in excited to learn. Our community and the children suffered greatly from the tornado, and I want to rebuild my library, math, and phonic areas before they return, so they don't lack anything they need to learn and grow.

My Project

Kindergarten is the foundation for reading, math and socialization. These books will be used often throughout the day. They will be used when I read to the students, and for the children to look through and retell the stories using the pictures and eventually they will read them on their own. They will be able to build their reading and writing skills using the language art games and puzzles. The math manipulatives will help them learn and grow their number skills through play.

Your donation will help to rebuild my classroom after it was destroyed by the tornado.

My new class of Kindergarten students will enter a class full of exciting books, math manipulative, phonic games and puzzles. Their world has been turned upside down and with your help my classroom will be a return to the norm.

Mrs. Tompkins
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA443 - Alphabet & Letter Sounds Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $88.50 1 $88.50
RA443 - Alphabet & Letter Sounds Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $88.50 1 $88.50
LL435X - Magnetic Sound Sorting Boards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
LeapFrog LeapReader Reading and Writing System, Green • Amazon $28.48 2 $56.96
Koss KPH 7headphones • CDW-G $4.93 8 $39.44
RE981 - Numbers & Counting Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.50 1 $37.50
RE983 - Colors Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 1 $36.50
RE979 - Families Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 1 $36.50
RE986 - Life Cycles Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.50 1 $35.50
RE982 - Growing Things Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.50 1 $34.50
RE984 - Fairy Tales & Folk Tales Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.50 1 $30.50
RR736 - Look What I Can Do! Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RR737 - Look What I Can Do! Rhyming Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GA920 - Ten-Frames Class Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RR738 - Look What I Can Do! Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA833 - Level A Extra Book Set - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
EE695X - Phonemic Awareness Match-Ups - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
AA835 - Level C Extra Book Set - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.00 1 $27.00
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 4 (works with Tag) • Amazon $26.99 1 $26.99
AA834 - Level B Extra Book Set - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.00 1 $26.00
AA836 - Level D Extra Book Set - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.00 1 $26.00
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks) • Amazon $25.40 1 $25.40
Donald Crews (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $23.29 1 $23.29
Eric Carle (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $22.60 1 $22.60
BD294 - Lace-A-Word Uppercase Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
PP159 - Dot Patterns Teaching Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
DD327 - Twist & Turn Number Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RR938 - Candy Jar Counting Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 2 (works with Tag) • Amazon $19.97 1 $19.97
Miniland Activity 123 ABC Set • Amazon $19.17 1 $19.17
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 3 (works with Tag) • Amazon $17.65 1 $17.65
Snap 'N Learn Alphabet Alligators • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.96 1 $16.96
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 1 (works with Tag) • Amazon $16.39 1 $16.39
KIT STAMP PAD WASHABLE BLUE/RED/BLACK • School Specialty $15.66 1 $15.66
PP312 - Alphabet Games - Single License CD-ROM • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LeapFrog LeapReader Read and Write Book Set: Ready, Set, Kindergarten (for LeapReader) • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
PP152 - Pick-A-Trick Rhyming Words Interactive Game - Single License CD-ROM • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
STAMPS LOWERCASE ALPHABET • School Specialty $14.65 1 $14.65
STAMPS UPPERCASE ALPHABET • School Specialty $14.65 1 $14.65
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches 8.9 x 11.4 Inches 3 mil, 100-Pack (TP3854-100) • Amazon $14.52 1 $14.52
The Day the Crayons Quit • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Rocket Writes a Story • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
How Rocket Learned to Read Tad Hills, Tad Hills (Illustrator • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection (My First I Can Read) • Amazon $11.89 1 $11.89
Sea Life Floor Puzzle - 48 piece • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
Alphabet Train Floor Puzzle • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
Beginning Skills Floor Puzzle • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
Hands on Learning Number Puzzles • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon $10.00 1 $10.00
Reading Adventures Cars level 1 Boxed Set • Amazon $9.63 1 $9.63
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon $8.72 1 $8.72
Shelf File Box - Green • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.21 2 $8.42
Shelf File Box - Purple • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.21 2 $8.42
Shelf File Box - Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.21 2 $8.42
Reading Adventures Sofia the First Level Pre-1 Boxed Set • Amazon $7.93 1 $7.93
LeapFrog LeapReader Book: Leap and the Lost Dinosaur (works with Tag) • Amazon $7.22 1 $7.22
Alphabet City • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
I Spy: 4 Picture Riddle Books (School Reader Collection Lvl 1: (Scholastic Reader Collection) • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
First Day Jitters (Mrs. Hartwells classroom adventures) • Amazon $6.95 1 $6.95
The Kissing Hand • Amazon $6.36 1 $6.36
Dinosaur ABCs • AKJ Books $5.95 1 $5.95
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Chrysanthemum • Amazon $5.52 1 $5.52
STMP PAD JMBO WSHBL CRCLR RED • School Specialty $5.50 1 $5.50
STAMP PAD JMBO WSBLE CRCLR PRP • School Specialty $5.50 1 $5.50
Max''s ABC Rosemary Wells • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
I Spy Numbers • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
I Spy Letters • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
The Alphabet Book (Pictureback(R)) • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
Thomas''s ABC Book • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Clifford''s ABC • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$1,463.53

Vendor shipping charges

$9.59

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,525.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$269.13

Total project goal

$1,794.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,794.20

5 Donors

-$1,794.20

Donations toward project cost

-$1,525.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$269.13

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