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Mrs. Larkin from Reno, NV is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Phonics Skills with Hands-on Learning

Help me give my students quick and fun ways to practice phonics in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Larkin's classroom raised $872

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My Project

The use of magnetic letters and stamps will greatly enhance first-graders learning experience in phonics and phonemic awareness.

Here's how these specific items will make a difference:

Hands-on Learning: Magnetic letters and stamps provide tactile and kinesthetic experiences, allowing students to physically manipulate letters to form words. This hands-on approach helps solidify their understanding of letter-sound relationships and word formation.

Visual Representation: Seeing letters in a visual form on magnetic surfaces or stamped on paper reinforces letter recognition and helps students visualize how letters come together to form words.

Interactive Engagement: Working in small groups with teachers or independently with magnetic letters and stamps encourages active participation and engagement. Students can collaborate with peers, discuss their findings, and explore different word combinations, fostering a supportive and interactive learning environment.

Differentiation: These materials allow for differentiation based on students' individual needs and skill levels. Teachers can provide support and scaffold learning for struggling learners while challenging advanced students to explore more complex word patterns and phonetic rules.

Versatility: Magnetic letters and stamps offer endless possibilities for various activities and games to target specific phonics and phonemic awareness skills, such as blending, segmenting, rhyming, and word building. Their versatility ensures that learning remains dynamic and engaging for students.

Goals:

-Developing students' phonics skills by teaching them letter-sound correspondences.

-Enhancing students' phonemic awareness by helping them recognize and manipulate individual sounds in words.

-Improving students' word recognition and decoding abilities.

-Fostering a love for reading and writing through interactive and enjoyable learning experiences.

Each student brings their own strengths and challenges to the classroom, and my goal is to create a supportive and inclusive environment where every student can thrive, reach their full potential, and foster their growth as confident readers and writers.

Mrs. Larkin Elizabeth Lenz Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Reno, NV View local requests 18 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dowling Magnets Fun with Letters Magnet Activity Set, Red and Blue. Alphabet Magnets/Magnetic Alphabet Letters/Letter Magnets for Kids/Magnetic Letters to Learn to Read. Item 733003. • Amazon Business $19.99 20 $399.80
Folding Magnetic Center, White • Quill.com $13.31 20 $266.20
Juvale 60-Piece Wood Alphabet Stamp Set, Upper and Lowercase Letters with Symbols, Rubber Stamps for Kids, DIY Projects, Arts and Crafts, Scrapbooking, Classroom, Games • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Fstaor 16 Colors Craft Ink Pads for Stamps, Non-Toxic Washable Stamp Pads for Kids, Paper, Wood, and Fabric (16 Pack) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$699.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$740.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.67

Total project goal

$871.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $871.14

3 Donors

-$871.14

Donations toward project cost

-$740.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$130.67

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