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Ms. Andrews from Newport News, VA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Hodge Podge to Just Right, Reading Centers For All!

My students need reading centers to motivate and enhance their learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Andrews's classroom raised $301

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work in a transient Title 1 school in an urban city in Virginia where I believe that regardless of a child's background, they still deserve equal opportunities in my classroom. The school that I am in serves a great deal of our nation's military children as well. The students I teach are so full of life and have an unwavering love of learning. They always preserver when lessons may be a challenge to them.

It is admiring to watch and see a five year old come to life when they realize they have learned something.

Their excitement is so contagious over "growing their minds" as I tell them, that it makes me want to do more as an educator.

My Project

I have some amazing reading centers in my classroom, largely in part to previously funded donorschoose projects. However, this year, I have more students than I have in the past so I need to add on to my reading centers. I am requesting a tag reader pen to help with fluency and comprehension for my students who are beginning readers. The puppet stand, puppets and other animals will also help these readers learn to retell familiar stories to their peers. I am requesting 2 additional cd players for students to use to listen to stories. Listening to stories is the first way to grow your love of reading! I will be using the alphabet beads to help support some of my other students in centers where they will sort, match and spell words.

I have personally seen the items I am requesting help students grow and meet their goal of becoming a terrific reader.

Learning how to read opens the door to so many other world opportunities. I can't wait for all of my students to be able to learn through these invaluable centers.

Ms. Andrews Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Newport News, VA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guidecraft Wooden Tabletop Theater G51073 • Amazon Business $48.95 1 $48.95
Fun Express - Plush Happy Kids Hand Puppets Set of 8 Multi-Ethnic Collection • Amazon Business $37.60 1 $37.60
LeapFrog LeapReader Reading and Writing System, Green • Amazon Business $27.65 1 $27.65
GPX - CD Player • Best Buy Education $12.42 2 $24.84
Learning Resources Lacing Lowercase Alphabet • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Farm Animal Action Figures - Big Bucket of Farm Animals - 50 pieces in set! • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Melissa & Doug Fairy Tale Friends Hand Puppets • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Creativity Street AC3253DI Plastic Cube Uppercase Letter Bead, Assorted Color, 2" Height, 8" Width, 9" Length (Pack of 288) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Under The Sea Plastic Sea Life Creatures 90 pc by Fun Express • Amazon Business $13.97 1 $13.97

Materials cost

$221.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.05

Total project goal

$300.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$300.32

3 Donors

-$150.16

Donations toward project cost

-$127.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.52

match offer

-$150.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.52

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$0.00

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