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Ms. Geitner Simms from Bowie, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Language Building

Please help me create center activities that will help strengthen my students' English language skills.

  • $531 goal

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

My Project

I'm excited to continue building my students' English language skills.

These activity boxes will give my students opportunities to work on their English language skills.

They will have hands-on materials to use to grow their abilities!

My students will benefit significantly from the activity boxes because they will be able to see objects visually, touch them, and identify them by name. This will help my students remember the language. The learning rods will be great for students to learn the names of real-life objects they may see daily. Learning English is not easy for all students, but with your help, I will have more tools to support their growth!

Ms. Geitner Simms Pointer Ridge 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.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

54 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Magnetic Language Rods - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Lakeshore Fill-In-The-Blank Magnetic Activity Tins - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
Lakeshore Early Language Activity Boxes - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Canary Yellow Fadeless® Paper Roll - 47.25" x 50' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
Royal Blue Fadeless® Paper Roll - 47.25" x 50' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98

Materials cost

$373.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.70

Sales tax

 $22.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$450.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.54

Total project goal

$530.24

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