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Mrs. Melero from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Elmo Loves Books

My students need ELMO (a document camera) to enhance their story time and over all literacy experience in preschool.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Melero's classroom raised $284

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Have you ever sat in the back of the classroom during a read aloud? Were you able to fully enjoy the picture book? Did you recognize any letters on the page? Not likely, right?! Unless it was a really BIG book! Well, most of my preschoolers go through this during a read aloud.

Most of my students are English Language Learners (ELL's).

If you peek into my classroom, it's easy to spot my visual learners. They are sitting in the reading area leafing through a book, or playing with a puzzle or shapes and letters. They have keen powers of observation. That's because visual learners rely primarily on their sense of sight to take in information, understand it, and remember it. If they don't "see" it, they're not able to fully comprehend it. Since the school is located in an urban area, funding is very limited, especially when it comes to technology.

My Project

With the help of an ELMO (document camera), my preschoolers will be able to make every book a really "big book". The images will be very interesting and the accompanying text will encourage reading. This is a great way to support my visual learners and provide them with the 21st Century technology they need to learn to read.

Since my ELL's are visual learners, they should be exposed to the latest classroom technology.

With the help of ELMO, I can appropriately support their learning styles and enhance their overall literacy experiences in the classroom.

Mrs. Melero Hedges Fine Arts and Performing Arts School Grades PreK-2

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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

40 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AVerMedia AVerVision U10 - document camera • Best Buy $190.99 1 $190.99

Materials cost

$190.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$240.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.50

Total project goal

$283.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $283.35

4 Donors

-$132.85

Donations toward project cost

-$120.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.43

match offer

-$141.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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