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Mrs. Dodson from Monroe LA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Harness the Power of Play

Help me give my students reading games to reinforce specific skills during Small Group Interventions time.

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Small Group reading Interventions are impacting student growth at our Title I School. Classroom teachers, librarians, paraprofessionals, and Reading Interventionists are pulling students for an additional 20 to 30 minutes a day to target specific academic gaps in reading instruction. We are using specifically targeted reading games during small group time to address individual reading gaps. They love and appreciate the games and look forward to small group intervention time every day.

The best part is our students think they are just playing fun games, but they are actually learning skills to enhance their Reading deficits.

We know that students enjoy being challenged with instructional games, and we love that it gets their attention away from the social media world they live in today.

Mrs. Dodson
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Resources Push and Pop CVC Word Builder (TCR20118) • Amazon Business $6.99 6 $41.94
hand2mind Reading Readiness Activity Set, Magnetic Wands and Chip Set, Learn to Spell for Kids, Spelling Toys, CVC Words for Kindergarten, Learning Letters, Science of Reading Manipulatives • Amazon Business $15.32 2 $30.64
Junior Learning Spelligator Word Building Game, Ages 5-9, Phonemic Awareness, 75 Letter Tiles • Amazon Business $29.62 1 $29.62
Learning Resources Smart Snacks Alpha Pops, 26 Pieces, Age 2+, Toys for Toddlers, Toddler Alphabet, Learning ABC, Learning Toys, Stocking Stuffers for Kids • Amazon Business $22.97 1 $22.97
Teacher Created Resources Power Pen Learning Cards, Sight Word Sentences (6857), Medium, Multicolor • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
hand2mind Learn My Letters Fine Motor Clips, Kids Clothespin Activities, Letter Practice for Preschoolers, Toddler Alphabet Learning Toys, Pincer Grasp Toys, Fine Motor Toys, Reading Manipulatives • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
Junior Learning Alphabet Bingo Educational Action Games, Small • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Junior Learning Alien Word Flashcards, The Science of Reading Supplementary Resources, for Classroom or Home School use, for Ages 4+, Grade Pre-K • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
The Learning Journey: Match It! Memory - Alphabet - Capital and Lowercase Letter Matching Game with 26 Matching Pairs - Memory Games for Kids 3 and Up - Award Winning Toys • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90

Materials cost

$194.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$244.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.15

Total project goal

$287.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

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 $287.68

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