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Ms. Weaver from Vero Beach, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Foundational Language Skills for Little Ones

Help me give my students access to language enriched books and materials in order to build early literacy skills.

  • $283 goal

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My Students

My little ones, ages 3-5, come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with the majority of my students needing early intervention services. As a speech-language pathologist, it is my job to provide support in specific areas in order to help the child build a solid language foundation.

Servicing over 50 students across several schools and day cares means my therapy has to be efficient, engaging, and effective!

In order to best meet my students needs, I have found that making books with my children to take home has been most effective. This way, the parents have something to work on with their child at home.

As a teacher, I try to provide them with all that I can, but I am reaching out for additional support! I am currently working on getting my masters degree in speech and language, therefore my budget for supplies is quite limited and I am not always able to meet the needs of my students in the way that I would like to. I am requesting additional supplies in hopes of encouraging them to become more engaged in learning!

My Project

These materials will be used in many different ways to meet the unique needs of each of my students. For language therapy, I make the most of our time together by starting each session by reading a book. With the help of your donations I would be able to have books that are interactive with either fabric or flaps. My students love these and are always engaged!

In the next phase of therapy, I then help the students make books to target their specific goals.

These books are written by myself and another therapist to target many language skills including spatial concepts, descriptions, categorizing, etc. The construction paper would be used to make these take home books which I would cut using the paper trimmer and store using the the paper storage.

Ms. Weaver Vero Beach Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Vero Beach, FL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LETION Paper Cutter, A4 Paper Trimmer Titanium Scrapbooking 12 inch with Automatic Security Safeguard and Side Ruler for Scrapbooking, Coupon, Craft Paper, Cardstock, Label and Photo • Amazon Business $24.25 1 $24.25
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets (TP3854-100) • Amazon Business $11.75 2 $23.50
Classroom Keepers 12" x 18" Construction Paper Storage, 10-Slot, White, 16-7/8"H x 26-7/8"W x 18-1/2"D, 1 Piece • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
Touch and Explore: Bugs (Touch and Explore, 7) • Amazon Business $13.96 1 $13.96
The Ocean (Touch and Explore) (Touch and Explore, 1) • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Dear Zoo (Dear Zoo & Friends) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
What's in My House?: A slide and find book • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Pop-up Peekaboo: Under the Sea • Amazon Business $9.83 1 $9.83
Self Adhesive Dots, Strong Adhesive 1000pcs(500 Pairs) 0.59" Diameter Sticky Back Coins Nylon Coins, Hook & Loop Dots with Waterproof Sticky Glue Coins Tapes, Very Suitable for Classroom, Office, Home • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hoppity Frog: A Slide-and-Seek Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Buzzy Bee: A Slide-and-Seek Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Flutterby Butterfly: A Slide-and-Seek Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
What's on My Farm?: A slide-and-find book with flaps (What's In My?) • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $5.06 1 $5.06
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Holiday Red, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Dark Blue, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Holiday Green, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.69 1 $3.69
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Pink, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.69 1 $3.69
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Gray, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.69 1 $3.69
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Yellow, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.69 1 $3.69

Materials cost

$197.83

Vendor shipping charges

$8.99

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.32

Total project goal

$282.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$282.11

4 Donors

-$247.11

Donations toward project cost

-$210.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.07

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

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$0.00

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