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Ms. Carnicelli from Auburn NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Expanding Brain Power With hand2mind Resources!

Help me give my students an engaging, screen-free alternative to traditional literacy skills practice.

  • $346 goal

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My Students

The students in my school come from low-income households where their educational needs continue to grow during these uncertain educational times. As we move forward with remote learning and a hybrid model for instructing our students, I’d like to give our learners the best resources in order for them to grow their knowledge and stay engaged whether they are in or outside the classroom.

My Project

VersaTiles hand2mind resources promote independent practice for young learners. They are great for use in small groups, rotations, centers, and stations. VersaTiles help students seamlessly integrate literacy skills practice into their daily reading routine.

Literacy skills implemented when using this classroom kit promotes student growth in phonics and fluency, language conventions, vocabulary, and comprehension skills using informational texts.

When students focus on these skills, they increase their overall reading fluency and text comprehension.

This resource allows students to effectively participate in the “I do” model of teaching. This is the most important part of the teaching model because students are working as independent learners to grow their brains! Students use hands-on skills practice with a self-checking answer system as a way to monitor their own progress independently. This promotes self-confidence and success as well as a fun way to learn. The materials included in this literacy kit can be used within the classroom or for remote learning making this kit a diverse, unique teaching resource for young minds.

Ms. Carnicelli
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind VersaTiles Literacy Classroom Set, an Independent Self-Checking & Skill Practicing System (Grade 3), Aligned to State and National Standards • Amazon Business $259.95 1 $259.95

Materials cost

$259.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$293.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.86

Total project goal

$345.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$345.71

2 Donors

-$167.74

Donations toward project cost

-$151.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.46

match offer

-$167.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$142.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.24

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$0.00

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