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Ms. Berhow from Woodsboro TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Increase Self Confidence! And Foster Community Involvement

Help me give my students books and hands-on materials related to the books to help students demonstrate their new skills and help younger children to read after school.

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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 Project

Many children in the community go to an after-school program. What a perfect place for my children to read books to other children! The children are so excited when they can read a book! Help the children at the after school program get books that help them work on their reading skills, so that they can practice. This will help children who may not read at their grade level, however can instead to younger children and be successful at speaking and reading. These activities and skills help children gain the skills they need and gain confidence in their speaking and reading abilities while helping other children at the after school program. These activities also demonstrate to the younger children that with practice they can do the same thing when they get older. Puppets and other hands on materials also help the children to retell the story and increase interest in the books/reading outside of school.

The best way to increase confidence in children is to practice books until they can read them successfully and then allow them to read with other children who may or may not have speech/reading difficulties.

Pattern books and hands on materials like puppets help the younger children to retell the story they have heard. This activity also allows students to learn after school in the community and encourages younger children to practice reading skills. Fostering reading outside of the school helps to educate the entire community.

Ms. Berhow
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Constructive Playthings "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" 13 pc. Puppet & Props Set for Ages 3 Years and Up (MTC-327) • Amazon Business $36.51 1 $36.51
If You Give a Pig a Pancake Puppet and Prop Set for Children, 16-Piece Set with Bag, Ages 3 Years and Up • Amazon Business $34.93 1 $34.93
Constructive Playthings Polar Bear What Do You Hear Puppet and Prop Set for Children, 12-Piece with Bag, Ages 2 Years and Up (MTC-187) • Amazon Business $34.86 1 $34.86
Constructive Playthings There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Finger Puppet and Props Set, Visual Learning Toy, Sensory Play, Interactive Storytelling, Use with Puppet Theater, 3 Years & Older • Amazon Business $31.23 1 $31.23
YOTTOY Contemporary Collection | Little Blue Truck Soft Stuffed Plush Toy – 8.5” • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Theo Chooses to Help: Th and Ch Sounds (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Greg and His Gecko Go Kayaking: K and G Sounds (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Lily, Lana, and the Exploricorn: L and R Sounds (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Ted and Tina Adopt a Kitten: T, D, N Sounds (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Stephanie's Spectacular Aquarium Visit: S-Blends (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Wendy's Winter Walk: Speech Sounds W, M, P, B (Phonological and Articulation Children's Books) • Amazon Business $13.91 1 $13.91
Giraffe's Rainy Birthday: a book for /r/ speech & articulation (My Speech Pals) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Great Roller-Skating Remedy: The R Sound: Prevocalic /r/, Vocalic /r/, and R Blends • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kit and the Lost Northern Lights: /s/ sounds and /s/ blends (My Speech Pals) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Artic Moon Goodnight: /r/ articulation books for speech therapy (My Speech Pals) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Easy-To-Say First Words: A Focus on Final Consonants • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
In the Small, Small Pond • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hello, Red Fox • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bear Snores On (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sheep on a Ship (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books) (Sheep in a Jeep) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bear Feels Scared (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Shake My Sillies Out (Raffi Songs to Read) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Big Smelly Bear • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Shoo Fly! (Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Smiley Shark (Let's Read Together) • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Where's Spot? • Amazon Business $4.98 1 $4.98

Materials cost

$383.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.91

Total project goal

$492.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$492.75

3 Donors

-$125.00

Donations toward project cost

-$106.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

The Montgomery Family Fund match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$342.75

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