I often tell people that our students arrive at school hungry: hungry for love, hungry for food, and hungry for an education. Many overcome numerous problems at home that most adults never have to face. However, despite these circumstances, they still arrive each day with bright, eager faces, ready to learn. Like almost all children, when they can become engaged in learning through the use of hands-on materials as well as games and play, success follows at a higher rate.
The following is my favorite teaching quote: "I call my students "my kids" because in our year together they aren't just kids on my class roster, they become a part of my heart." The teachers in my district will do everything possible to help "our kids." Unfortunately, we will never be able to solve all of their problems.
However, for 8 hours each school day we have the opportunity to make them feel important and successful, but most of all, loved!
The materials that I am requesting will help to build fluency in my beginning readers. So many first graders struggle with developing fluency. My hope is to use these materials to build a firm reading foundation.
More than half of 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
Sight Word Diner Reading Fluency Game - Sight Reading Games for Kids Ages 4-8 - Fun Educational Kid Toy for Boys and Girls 4 Year Old and Up - Preschool Learning, Kindergarten Homeschool Supplies
• Amazon Business
$24.83
1
$24.83
Oral Reading Fluency Workbook, Grade 1 - Lumos SkillBuilder Series: Engaging Leveled Reading, Vocabulary Practice, Read-alongs, Comprehension Quiz, and Online Fluency Program
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
A+ Assets Reading Whisper Phones - Bulk 24-pc Classroom Pack - Reading Aid for Fluency, Phonics, and Speech Therapy
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
Scholastic Teaching Resources - Reading Comp & Fluency Gr 1 Week By Week
• Teachers' School Supply
$16.59
1
$16.59
Phonics Poetry: An Anthology of Short Phonics Poems for Decoding and Fluency Practice
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Materials cost
$141.30
Vendor shipping charges
$4.32
Sales tax
$9.68
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.12
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$187.42
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$33.07
Total project goal
$220.49
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$220.49
1 Donor
-$220.49
Donations toward project cost
-$187.42
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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