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Ms. Jones from Fort Smith AR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

All the Kinders Are Independent

Help me give my students the ability to become independent with Phonemic Awareness and Alphabet activities.

  • $565 goal

This project expired on July 17, 2020.

This project expired on July 17, 2020.

My Students

As a teacher in an extremely high poverty school, my students face many challenges inside and outside of school. Not only are we high poverty but over 50 percent of our students come to us with English as their second language.

Many students come to me with no one at home who can help them with their grade level work.

I want to be able to provide them with authentic experiences at school so they clearly understand before going home. This can be difficult with the state of materials our school uses. With outdated and broken learning center activities it can be difficult to provide students with use of materials that will help them succeed in reading, writing, and math.

My Project

Learning centers are an important part of a kindergarten student's day. Students are practicing and becoming proficient in what they have learned. My students need materials that will allow them to become independent learners.

Independence is one of the key skills that kindergartners learn, they begin to understand that they can practice what they have learned on their own.

These materials will help them do that. Constructing letter activity sets are essential in students learning correct letter formation. This will help them with beginning writing skills. Word building activities and CVC word practice will help with students reading skills. These materials also help struggling learners to become more confident in their skills.

Ms. Jones
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC568 - Magnetic Letter Builders - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
LL697 - Trace & Write Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
EE708 - Snap & Build CVC Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
LC113 - Letter Crayons Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
GG369 - Touch & Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
EE496 - Construct-A-Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$409.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.68

Total project goal

$564.54

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