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Mrs. McCaffrey from East Hartford, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Future Leaders

Help me give my students the materials they need to improve their decoding and fluency skills as well as exposure to diverse books and SEL topics.

  • $578 goal

This project expired on August 27, 2025.

This project expired on August 27, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are engaged and participate effectively when using dry race, sports and markers. They are able to show their work in math and record writing tasks while reading having enough materials cuts down on interruptions and teacher spending.

The decodable books I’ve chosen are suitable for my emerging readers using the most recent research from the Science of Reading.

They will be used in small flexible literacy groups that incorporate the week’s spelling patterns focus.

And finally the read alouds on pertinent social emotional topics will help generate positive discussion and inspire creative role playing.

Mrs. McCaffrey Robert J O'Brien STEM Academy Grades 3-5

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.

East Hartford, CT View local requests

Nearly all 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

Never Before Funded 22 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Phonics Skill-Building Book Sets - Complete Library for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
6 Book Set: Mental Health #2 (A Kids Book About: Empathy, Imagination, Anger, Inclusive, Bullying, Love; social emotional learning awareness) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 1 $110.00
Juvale 12 Pack Double Sided Small Dry Erase White Boards with Lines - Whiteboards for Students and Classroom Supplies (9x12 in) • Amazon Business $21.48 3 $64.44
EXPO Dry Erase Markers, Low Odor Ink, Assorted Colors, Chisel Tip, 36 Count • Amazon Business $19.69 3 $59.07
Lakeshore Digraphs Skill-Building Book Sets - Phonics for Beginning Readers, Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Scribbledo 30 Pack Dry Erase Erasers Assorted Colors Magnetic Whiteboard Erasers for Kids and Students - Smudge Free Small Dry Erase Board Erasers for Classroom Home School and Office • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89

Materials cost

$444.39

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.65

Total project goal

$577.66

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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