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Mrs. Williams from Aurora, CO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Language Through Books, Crafts, and Games!

Help me give my students books and games to build their language skills!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Williams's classroom raised $889

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students come to my speech/language room with a diverse set of skills and needs. These materials will assist me with scaffolding to students' specific needs in order to build their speech and language skills. Whether they can access books or may need more hands-on materials, these items when utilized in speech/language sessions will support language growth. In turn, language growth will support academic growth. My goal for this project is to expand my material toolbox in order to meet my students where they are at to access speech/language sessions. Some of my students have attention difficulties and cannot access worksheets or books. Therefore, items such as Legos or Playdough will allow me to engage in play-based therapy to support overall language development. My students are special because each and every one of them has the potential to make growth with their speech/language skills, and when given the appropriate tools to do so, we will see that growth happen. I would be grateful for the opportunity to provide my students with a variety of materials to suit their needs and am excited to see the growth they will make when given the chance.

Mrs. Williams Vassar Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

40 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Feed-The-Animals Fine Motor Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
Lakeshore Building Language Discovery Boxes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Lakeshore Building Language Lotto • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Velcro� Brand 3/4" Sticky Back Hook & Loop Fastener Dots, Clear, 200/Pack (VEL151) • Quill.com $45.99 1 $45.99
LEGO Classic Medium Brick Box - 10696 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.26 1 $42.26
Kibbit - Bingo Style Game Targeting Descriptive Language, Sentence Structure, and Ability to Follow Multi-Component Directions, for 4 years • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Spark Cards Sequence Cards for Storytelling and Picture Interpretation Speech Therapy Game, Special Education Materials, Sentence Building, Problem Solving, Improve Language Skills • Amazon Business $33.95 1 $33.95
Lakeshore Gumball Grab Pre-Writing Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Wipeout!: Vocabulary Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches Letter Size 3 Mil 200/Pack (TP3854-200) • Staples $26.59 1 $26.59
Pop The Pig (Bigger & Better) w/Greedy Granny Old Maid Card Game by Goliath, Multi Color • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Banana Blast - Pull The Bananas Until The Monkey Jumps Game - Includes a Fun Colorful 24pc Puzzle by Goliath , Green • Amazon Business $24.98 1 $24.98
Jumping Jack Game by Goliath — Pull Out a Carrot and Watch Jack Jump by Goliath • Amazon Business $22.59 1 $22.59
Lakeshore Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
Dream Snow • Amazon Business $19.48 1 $19.48
Hoberman Sphere® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
Teacher Created Resources Synonyms Splat Game • Amazon Business $16.28 1 $16.28
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. by Bill Martin, JR. • Amazon Business $15.52 1 $15.52
No, David! • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Nicecho Dot Markers Kit, 12 Colors Washable Fun Art Marker for Toddlers, Bingo Daubers for Preschool Children, Dab Paint Marker Set Coloring Supplies Including Activity Book • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Mr. Sketch Scented Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 22 Count • Amazon Business $14.18 1 $14.18
PlayMonster Yeti In My Spaghetti — Silly Children's Game — Hey, Get Out of my Bowl — Ages 4+ — 2+ Players • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Koala Who Could • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Play-Doh Starter Set • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Good Night, Gorilla (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Gruffalo • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
How to Catch a Reindeer • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Snowy Day • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19

Materials cost

$714.32

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$755.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.24

Total project goal

$888.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$888.27

1 Donor

-$888.27

Donations toward project cost

-$755.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.24

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$0.00

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