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Mrs. Heltzer from Flushing NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ABCs for ELLs

My students need magnetic letters to use so that they can identify and distinguish uppercase and lowercase letters and manipulate letters to create words.

  • $238 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember learning the ABC's and the excitement that came along with singing the song and recognizing the letters? I see this excitement on my students' faces each morning we review the alphabet.

My students are kindergarteners at a Title I public school in Queens, New York.

These students are primarily English Language Learners (ELLs). For many of my students, this is their first time in school. Despite the language challenges they face, they are enthusiastic and excited about coming to school each day. Their hope and my goal is the same. It is for each child to be able to communicate both orally and in writing using English words.

My Project

The magnetic letters will get lots of use in my classroom during our word work period. Students will have an opportunity to explore and manipulate these letters. The students will use them to match uppercase and lowercase letters. They will use them to spell their own names and make many words. They will sort them by features, consonants, vowels, etc.

Magnetic letters will provide my kindergarten ELLs many hands-on opportunities to manipulate and explore letters while at the same time building a foundation for a love of literacy.

Mrs. Heltzer
Grades PreK-2
  • PS 219 Paul Klapper
  • Flushing, NY
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 25 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AlphaMagnets Lowercase (42 pieces) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.46 10 $84.60
AlphaMagnets Uppercase (42 pieces) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.46 10 $84.60

Materials cost

$169.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$201.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.60

Total project goal

$237.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $237.34

1 Donor

-$201.74

Donations toward project cost

-$201.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.60

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 $0.00

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