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Mrs. Chepil from Ladysmith, WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literacy Centers

My students need literacy center activities, including a set of Tic-Tac-Toe Reading Games and comprehension activity centers, to improve their word work, reading strategies, and language connections.

  • $476 goal

This project expired on May 24, 2012.

This project expired on May 24, 2012.

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Mrs. Chepil Ladysmith Elementary School
Ladysmith, WI Grades PreK-2

My Students

Today's students are accustomed to exciting stimuli and interesting challenges. Students enjoy the exciting challenges literacy centers provide. They are an excellent vehicle for teaching skills and concepts previously taught strictly through pencil and paper.

Our hometown is a small, rural community of approximately 3200 citizens.

My public school class consists of 15, second grade students. There are four second grade classes in our school. Economically, the county in which they live is consistently one of the poorest in the state. In spite of this statistic, our students have been recognized by the DPI as having above state-average test scores for the last 9 consecutive years. The students are well supported by teachers, who care deeply and are extremely dedicated to their success. They are also supported by a strong relationship between parents and teachers.

My Project

This year our school adopted an awesome new reading series. It is based on whole group and small group instruction. Small group instruction is beneficial because it allows for a great teacher/student ratio. However, while working with a small group, the remaining students need to be engaged in authentic literacy centers. Literacy centers help to reinforce skills relating to reading strategies, word work, and basic language structure and composition. Each week, I create 12 new centers, trying hard not to duplicate tasks. This takes hours of work, both in finding ideas in books and on the Internet and in creating the center materials. The payoff of this extra work is that students are actively engaged in the centers during literacy center time. This allows me to devote my attention to students at my guided reading table.

My students absolutely LOVE literacy center time.

I LOVE it. Parents LOVE it. Students love it because the activities are interesting and varied. I love it because it allows for reinforcement of various skills and topics. It also lets me see on a weekly basis how well they are progressing in their mastery of those skills. Parents love it because at the end of every week they are given a packet of their child's work. They can see what and how their son/daughter is doing.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

Never Before Funded 15 students impacted
Mrs. Chepil Ladysmith Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ladysmith, WI 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

Never Before Funded 15 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD233 - Contractions Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
LL370X - Language Skills Magnetic Activity Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $179.00 1 $179.00
EE380X - Reading Comprehension Activity Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
JJ370 - Tabletop Pocket Chart Stand • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
JJ510X - Tic-Tac-Toe Reading Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95

Materials cost

$363.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$404.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.34

Total project goal

$475.60

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