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Ms. Sonde from Laurel, MD is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fun at Home with LeapPad Learning

Help me give my students a LeapPad phonics kit to build their early reading skills and foster a love of learning at home.

  • $204 goal

This project expired on August 26, 2025.

This project expired on August 26, 2025.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are eager and enthusiastic young learners who are just beginning their journey into the world of reading! Many of them are English language learners and benefit from extra support at home to build their phonics and early literacy skills. I want to provide my students with a LeapFrog LeapPad Phonics Take-Home Kit so they can practice foundational reading skills in a fun, interactive way beyond the classroom walls.

The LeapPad activities focus on essential early reading skills such as letter recognition, letter-sound correspondence, blending sounds, and decoding simple words.

This take-home kit will allow students to strengthen their phonics skills at their own pace, giving families a valuable tool to support literacy development at home.

With your generous support, I will be able to send home LeapPad devices along with phonics-focused activities and learning games. These kits will not only foster a love for reading but also build students' confidence as they take ownership of their learning outside of school. By working together, families and teachers can create a strong literacy foundation that will help students succeed for years to come!

My Students:

Kindergarten and early elementary learners

Many are English language learners

Enthusiastic, curious, and motivated to become strong readers!

Project Goals:

Strengthen phonics and decoding skills at home

Provide families with accessible, easy-to-use literacy tools

Encourage at-home learning through fun and interactive activities

Support bilingual learners with visual and auditory reinforcement

Thank you for helping our young readers leap into literacy success!

Ms. Sonde Oaklands 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.

Laurel, MD View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LeapFrog LeapPad Academy Kids’ Learning Tablet, Green • Amazon Business $87.82 1 $87.82
Lebakort Storage Case Compatible with Leapfrog LeapPad Academy/LeapPad Ultimate/Epic Academy Edition 7-Inch Touchscreen Learning Tablet (Black + Green Case) • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
LeapFrog Mr Pencil's Scribble Write and Read, Green • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Supershieldz (3 Pack) Designed for LeapFrog LeapPad Academy 7 inch Screen Protector, High Definition Clear Shield (PET) • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83

Materials cost

$132.62

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$7.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.45

Total project goal

$203.02

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