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Mrs. Clark from Tempe, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Strong Readers

Help me give my students games, activities, and magnetic manipulatives to support phonemic awareness and phonics skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Clark's classroom raised $967

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are passionate, talented, funny, and persevering. They have to be when so many come from broken homes, foster care, group homes, and family shelters for the homeless or abused. Despite these circumstances, my kids are eager to come to school and find a path out of their situations with the power of education. The materials I am requesting in this project will help my students build strong phonemic awareness and phonics skills through word mapping and word building games and activities.

Having access to magnetic letters and other materials that can make reading fun and hands-on will help keep students engaged in the learning of these important foundational skills.

Combining these materials with our brain-based instruction will help my students become fluent readers.

Mrs. Clark Holdeman Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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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

140 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JoyNote Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit 234 Pcs with Double-Side Magnet Board - Foam Alphabet Letters for Kids Spelling and Learning • Amazon Business $22.99 6 $137.94
Gamenote Magnetic Small White Board Set - Double Sided Magnet Dry Erase Ruled Lap Boards 9x12 Lined Whiteboard for Kids Student Learning (6) • Amazon Business $18.99 6 $113.94
Sound Box Mats and Chips 84 Pcs Dry Erase Mats and 24 Pcs Chips Phonemic Awareness Phonics Games Reading Games (Bright Style) • Amazon Business $16.99 6 $101.94
Learning Resources Magnetic Wands - 6 Pieces, Ages 3+ Educational Learning Kits, Science Experiment Tools, Preschool Learning Toys, Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $14.41 6 $86.46
GG379 - Reusable Write Wipe Pocket - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
hand2mind Sound Wall Kit, Phonemic Awareness, Phonemic Chart, Letter Sounds, Speech for Kids, Speech Therapy Materials, Phonics for Kindergarten, Speech Therapy Tools, Reading Posters (169 Cards) • Amazon Business $19.30 3 $57.90
Junior Learning JL176 CVC Tri-Blocks Tub • Amazon Business $25.11 1 $25.11
MR CHIPS Plastic Magnetic Bingo Chips - Mix Color - 1000 pcs - 3/4 Inch - Reusable Storage Bag • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
hand2mind Letter Pattern Reading Rods, Build a Word with Alphabet Blocks, Early Readers Linking Cubes, Reading Manipulatives, Montessori Alphabet, 1st Grade Reading, Homeschool Supplies (Set of 141) • Amazon Business $20.26 1 $20.26
Super Words - CVC Word Builders, Phonics Games, Rhyming Words Game for Kids, Kindergarten Learning Games, Match it Puzzles for Toddlers, Learn to Read Game, CVC Words for Kindergarten Activities • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
hand2mind Black and White Plastic Lowercase Alphabet Letter Tiles with Storage, Learn Alphabet Letters at Home, Word Work, Spelling, and Phonemic Awareness Home Activities, Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $19.58 1 $19.58
Push Pop Bubble Fidget Sensory Toy, 4-Pack Push Pop Fidget Toy, Square, Purple, Orange, Mint Green, Yellow, Party Favors • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Junior Learning JL178 CVC Builders Activity Cards • Amazon Business $14.81 1 $14.81
Zhuogong Pop Bubble Fidget Sensory Toy, Autism Special Needs Stress Reliever Silicone Squeeze for Children and Adults Push Building Blocks toys(Multicolor) 5.6inch*5.6inch*0.9inch • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Junior Learning Rainbow CVC Objects • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Junior Learning JL409 6 Phonemic Awareness Games Multi, 10.25 H x 2.5 L x 7.75 W • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$728.86

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$52.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$821.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.04

Total project goal

$966.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$966.94

10 Donors

-$479.06

Donations toward project cost

-$414.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.36

match offer

-$479.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$407.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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