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Mrs. Uchida from Concord, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Books To Life!

Help me give my students a listening center for Language Arts center time and book bags for a take home reading program.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Uchida's classroom raised $1,254

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come to school every morning with smiles on their faces and wonderful stories to tell me. They are always full of positive energy and excited to learn. Each child is ready to try his or her personal best and take chances in order to grow socially and academically.

Within my culturally diverse classroom population, each one of my students brings a positive part of themselves to add to our classroom dynamics.

We are also very fortunate to be a part of a wonderful school. Our school is a safe and welcoming environment where every child feels accepted, valued and a member of our school community.

My kindergarten students are amazing learners. They are using their life skills of cooperation, perseverance, and personal best when taking on the new academic curriculum in kindergarten. My students are so much fun to work with, and I enjoy watching them grow throughout the year!

My Project

Kindergarten is a wonderful time! It is a special time when my students will be experiencing new skills and activities for the first time. The skills necessary for reading and writing begin in Kindergarten.

Every day my students learn and practice letter identification, letter sound, reading and writing high frequency words, and concepts of print.

As part of our Kindergarten Language Arts program, I implement a Daily 5 time. During this time, the students understand the behaviors and expectations of Daily 5, a system of five literacy tasks that teaches students independence and provides a structure for differentiation in the classroom. The students work independently at one of the five centers while the teacher meets individual needs through small group instruction and one-on-one conferencing.

One of the activities will be the listening center. The students will sit on the flexible seating chairs while using the listening center to listen and read along to a book on a CD. During this center, the students are exposed to good literature and creative stories. After the students listen to the story, they will also practice their comprehension skills by answering a question.

Reading will continue at home with the book bags. The students will be able to take home a different book bag every week. The book bags are filled with various fiction and non-fiction books. A reading strategy card is included to use when the student reads with his or her parent. Reading time is made fun at school and at home!

Mrs. Uchida Silverwood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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 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

32 students impacted 20donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT136 - Neon Sort & Store Book Totes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 9 $224.91
DD518 - Wireless Classroom Headphones Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
JJ665 - Portable CD Player • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
DD519 - Extra Wireless Headphones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
TT972 - Leveled Books Classroom Library 2 - Books Only - Level B (K) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.00 2 $60.00
LC405RG - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 1 $54.99
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 1 $54.99
BR302RD - Comfy Floor Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 1 $54.99
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 1 $54.99
AA833 - Leveled Books Classroom Library 1 - Books Only - Level A (K) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.00 1 $32.00
FF289 - Best-Buy Storage Center Only • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$935.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $85.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,065.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$188.03

Total project goal

$1,253.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,253.53

17 Donors

-$1,064.93

Donations toward project cost

-$925.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.49

Matching donations from our partners

-$164.78

Match offers toward project cost

-$140.06

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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