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Mrs. Vrbas from SEATAC, WA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empower the Froggies Now, When They are 5!

My students need phonemic awareness and letter sound activities that they can complete during a workshop setting independently.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vrbas's classroom raised $467

This project is fully funded

My Students

Did you have a listening center in your Kindergarten class? Do you remember what a treat it was to get to that center? All the fun pictures and words and letters start to become alive without a teacher's help! These listening activities will engage students independently & allow for accountability.

I have 24 Kindergarten "Froggies" in my morning class and now have 18 "Froggies" in my afternoon Extended Day class.

These students in the afternoon are the ones who enter school already needing additional support to reach grade level expectations. We are trying to catch them up before the achievement gap widens. Many of these students have not attended preschool. Most qualify for free or reduced lunch (our school has over 70% low income families).

My Project

Workshop is the time of day that the froggies like the most. Workshop provides multiple opportunities for differentiated learning. The teacher has the opportunity to address individual student needs during one on one conferences and during small group guided reading meetings. This is only possible if there are solid and engaging learning activities happening independently for the rest of the class. This listening station will reinforce what's already being taught in the class and will also extend the learning while the teacher is addressing the needs of others. This center will truly help these already low performing "froggies" jump high above expectations.

These are the students you here about needing all the support they can get.

Workshops and centers work. They are motivating, engaging, and further the ability for the teacher to engage in small groups and one on one with students.This is especially crucial timing to give anything at all because districts and teachers budgets are tight due to the economy and budget cuts. Help these already low performing students make huge froggie leaps and jump above expectations. It is for their future and ours

Mrs. Vrbas McMicken Heights 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

42 students impacted 20donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ131 - Listen & Learn Letter Sounds Activity Program - CD Version • Lakeshore Learning $199.00 1 $199.00
JJ327 - Listen & Learn Phonemic Awareness Activity Program - CD Version • Lakeshore Learning $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$328.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$28.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$396.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.99

Total project goal

$466.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$466.61

14 Donors

-$466.61

Donations toward project cost

-$396.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.99

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$0.00

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