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Mrs. Raffel from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Becoming a Life Long Learner: Hands on Literacy Centers

Help me give my students the hands-on learning experience with sorting tiles, learning centers and magic boards, that they need to be successful readers and writers!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Raffel's classroom raised $622

This project is fully funded

My Students

My Kindergarten class consists of 23 amazing students. My students are learning to read, write, and count. They love to learn through play and enjoy making connections to their peers both in the classroom and outside on the playground. Center time is especially fun because they have the opportunity to learn new things through play.

Curious, enthusiastic, and creative; my students deserve to be immersed in authentic learning experiences that challenge them on their level.

My class has a wide range of learning styles and the needs of many will be met with these new center materials.

My Project

Center time in the younger grades is critically important for my students to be successful readers and writers. Giving my class the opportunity to explore specific reading and writing centers is my goal!

The materials I have selected will target small group instruction and independent practice in both reading and writing.

These tactile resources will allow my students to engage with tools to help them grow as readers and writers. Your donation will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.

All of the hands-on literacy centers I have chosen will be differentiated to meet the individual needs of my students on their own level.

Mrs. Raffel PS 81 Robert J Christen 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.

Bronx, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

23 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH745X - Pop & Match Beginning Phonics Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
LL800X - Phonics Magnetic Sorting Tiles - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
LC740X - Learning Letters Activity Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
PP715X - Mini Magic Boards - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT682 - Learning Sight-Words Activity Chest • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GG299 - Fill-In-The-Blank Phonics Stamps - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
LA278 - Uppercase Alphabet & Number Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA532 - Lowercase Alphabet Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LC744 - Write the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
JJ539 - Write & Wipe Alphabet Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$490.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$528.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.23

Total project goal

$621.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$621.51

1 Donor

-$618.86

Donations toward project cost

-$528.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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$0.00

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