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Ms. Clayton from Dallas, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beautiful Minds

Help me give my students Language Arts and Math file folder games that will help my students to practice basic reading and math skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Clayton's classroom raised $286

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I have thirteen middle school student in grades six through eight. My students come to school each day full of energy and ready to learn. They inspire me every day to be a role model and give them my best. This year, we have learned so much and I know that they will continue to amaze me throughout this school year. As an educator, my goal is to provide them with the best education possible; however, the truth is, my students teach me so much more than I could ever hope to teach them.

My Project

I am a special education teacher of students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities. I teach in a title 1 school and all my student’s come from low socio-economic backgrounds. I am writing to express our need for Language Arts and Math file folder games that will help my students to practice basic reading and math basic skills. My students with significant cognitive disabilities, often require hands-on activities to help them to master their learning goals.

Our classroom is divided into four major areas one of which is designated as an independent workstation, also known as work centers.

These stations allow students to practice learned skills so that they will be able to retain them long term. The stations offer skills ranging from lower level skills such as sorting and matching by color to higher-level reading and math activities. Each student has a picture or written schedule to help the students rotate to the scheduled areas as independently as possible A donation to our classroom would allow me to receive six cases of Lakeshore File Folder Games that will be used for independent stations. The games are self-checking and highly engaging for my students. Each case contains 10 individual file folder games which cover topics such as, numbers and operations, money, vocabulary, and basic reading skills. These games would offer my students help in retaining important skills which have the potential to dramatically increase student outcomes. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope that you will consider donating to this project.

Ms. Clayton E.B. Comstock Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR799 - Phonics & Language Skills Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP523 - Vocabulary Folder Game Library - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP524 - Language Skills Folder Game Library - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP712 - Operations Folder Game Library - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP941 - Operations & Algebraic Thinking Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP943 - Money Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$209.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.90

Total project goal

$285.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $285.99

4 Donors

-$277.16

Donations toward project cost

-$243.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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