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Ms. Okeke from Oakland, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Early Speech and Language Communication Skills!

Help me give my students materials that will encourage them to develop language the best way they can!

  • $974 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The importance of early language development is sometimes overlooked when we think about developing literacy skills. This can set our students up for failure. Highlighting early language development can serve to boost literacy and early communication skills, which in turn sets our learners up for success!

I envision a world where my speech and language therapy sessions are equipped with fun and engaging materials that allow my learners to build on their developing skills.

Materials such as sensory toys, Play-doh, and kinetic sand will be used to help students build important sensory regulation communication skills; The kindergarten readiness kit, Splash reading games, Storytime viewers and memory games will be used to engage students in reading comprehension activities that are fun; Finally, all of the books from Mahogany books will be used for reading development activities depicting characters that look like the students I serve. All of the materials will be used to create a relevant and engaging curriculum that maximizes each student's learning.

Ms. Okeke
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SE202 - Kinetic Sensory Sand - 11-Pound Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $61.99 2 $123.98
EE417 - Word Family Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
LM530X - Lakeshore Storytime Viewers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
LM390X - Splash Reading Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 1 $57.99
JJ157 - Whats the Rhyme? Sorting Houses • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
FF196 - Phonemic Awareness Folder Game Library - Pre K-K • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
All Ready For Kindergarten Readiness Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.96 1 $35.96
LL863 - 5-Minute Vocabulary Practice Cards - Gr 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Play-Doh(r) Super Color - Pack of 20 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $28.76 1 $28.76
Beginning Word Builder • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
Do-A-Dot Rainbow Paint Markers - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 1 $19.76
Fidget Slug - 3D Rainbow Color Sensory Toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Likes Kids Camping Outdoors Memory Game • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Little Likes Kids Barbershop Memory Game • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Little Likes Kids Joyful Carousel 24 Piece Puzzle • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Color Sentence Strips - 100 Pack • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.65 1 $7.65

Materials cost

$719.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.13

Sales tax

 $59.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$827.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.06

Total project goal

$973.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $973.76

3 Donors

-$736.88

Donations toward project cost

-$626.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$110.53

match offer

-$236.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.53

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