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Mrs. Byram from Billings, MT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ABC is Where It All Begins

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn letters, words and numbers through many different activities such as hands on molding with play dough and matching uppercase to lowercase with different manipulatives.

  • $609 goal

This project expired on January 21, 2025.

This project expired on January 21, 2025.

My Project

The students I serve have not had the opportunity to attend pre-k before starting kindergarten. They have had many disadvantages compared to the majority of the population that attends school in my district. By providing many different learning opportunities to my students, they will have the same exposure and experience with preschool as their peers when starting kindergarten.

I plan to use majority of the items to keep my students engaged in their learning.

They will get to experience academics in fun, meaningful ways. A variety of sensory driven ABC centers will be provided and as we all know, learning our ABC’s is where it all begins!

Mrs. Byram McKinley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Billings, MT 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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind Alphabet Word Work Small Group Set, Assorted Colors (96207) • Quill.com $98.04 1 $98.04
Washable Dot Markers 36 Pack With 118 Activity Sheets For Kids, Gift Set With Toddler Art Activities, Preschool Children Arts Crafts Supplies Kit, Special Holiday Bingo Dabbers Dobbers, Dauber Dawgs • Amazon Business $43.97 1 $43.97
Auchq All About Letter Pocket Chart, Letter of The Day/Week Activity Wall-Provides Student Daily Practice in Learning The Alphabet, Chants, Words-Great for Classroom Homeschool 34" x 27" • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
JoyCat Mystery Alphabet Box for Kids 52 PCS Letters Sorting Matching Game Activities Letter Sounds Fine Motor Learning Toys for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom Gift for 3+ Years Kids Toddlers • Amazon Business $31.98 1 $31.98
Lakeshore Write & Wipe Alphabet Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GAMENOTE Double Sided Magnetic Letter Board - 2 in 1 Alphabet Magnets Tracing Board for Toddlers ABC Letters Uppercase & Lowercase Practicing Learning Education Toys • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
GAMENOTE Magnetic Number Tracing Board, 2 in 1 Double Sided Numbers 1-20 Writing Board for Toddlers & Kids, Preschool Handwriting Learning Toys, Educational Math Manipulatives • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Skoolzy 26 Cars ABC Alphabet Learning Toys with 15 Piece Felt Track, Manipulatives for Preschoolers, Educational Toys, Car Toys for Kids, Sensory Activities for Toddlers, Classroom Must Haves • Amazon Business $19.75 1 $19.75
Bucket O Sand 6 Asstd Colors 6 Oz • Teachers' School Supply $19.00 1 $19.00
Alphabet Matching Dinosaur Toys 26 Pcs Double-Sided Abc Letter Preschool Learning Games Kindergarten Classroom Must Haves Toddler Educational Fine Motor Toy Age 2 3 4 5 year Old Boys Girls Easter Gift • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
hand2mind Plastic Small Write-On/Wipe-Off Dice for Kids Ages 5-8, Dry Erase Surface On All Sides, Draw Letters, Numbers, and Numeral Operations, 4-Color Dice Measures 2-Inches (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Wikki Stix® Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
Letters Learning Matching Game | Fine Motor Skills Toy Set for Toddlers | 26 Alphabet Learning Toys with 52 pcs Nuts and Bolts Sorting & Stacking Toys, ABC learning Educational Montessori Toy for Kids • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Skoolzy Alpha Tracks Unicorn Toys for Girls Age 4-6, Alphabet Learning Toys, ABC Toys for Kids Ages 3-5, Animal Puzzle Games. Fairy Lovers Letters Matching Montessori Toy for Girls, 41 Pc Gift • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Arteza Kids Play Dough, Number Learning Dough Clay Kit, 12 Pieces, 0.8 oz, Red, Yellow, and Blue, 10 Numeric Cards, Art Supplies for Kids • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Construction Sticks & Rings Shape Puzzle Letter Construction Set Wooden Pattern Blocks Stem Toy Educational Learning Games Montessori Toys for Boys Girls Toddlers • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Educational Insights Playfoam Shape & Learn Letter Sound Flash Card Set, 13/Pack (1915) • Quill.com $13.50 1 $13.50
Skoolzy Dinosaur Alphabet Puzzle Track - Educational Toy for Kids Ages 3-5 - ABC Learning Game • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Fun Express Write & Wipe Letter Cards- Bee - 27 Pieces - Educational and Learning Activities for Kids • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
Pop For LettersT Game • AKJ Education $7.79 1 $7.79

Materials cost

$475.41

Vendor shipping charges

$4.49

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.24

Total project goal

$608.27

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