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Ms. Whitman from Mesa, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Is Fun!

Help me give my students fun activities that will help them learn to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Whitman's classroom raised $295

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a Title I school in Mesa, Arizona. Our school provides free breakfast to all families and the majority of our students are also provided free lunches as well. We run a program sending about 1/4 of our families home with food over the weekends every week.

I have already spent hundreds of dollars to revamp my classroom as much as possible on my own to turn it into a more comfortable “home” environment that many of them long for.

I want to make this a room in which these kids not only flourish academically, but feel comfortable and happy emotionally as well. I just need help to get the last few things I cannot afford on my own for these wonderful little people!

My Project

These are hands-on phonics games and activities for my class. They will use them to help practice their phonics and reading skills this year in class. First grade is such an important year for young children who are learning to read because many of the extremely important phonics skills we need to master in order to become fluent readers are taught during first grade! These games and activities will help make learning these skills more hands-on and fun for all of my kids this year in class!

Ms. Whitman Liberty Arts Academy Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
How Do I Feel Journals - Set of 10 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 3 $67.38
Large Gel Writing Boards 8.5" x 7" - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.46 1 $40.46
Sight Words String Ups • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.96 1 $35.96
Lowercase Alphabet Pebbles - Set of 26 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.66 1 $29.66
Alphabet Fun-To-Know Puzzles • Kaplan Early Learning Company $10.76 1 $10.76
POP for Letterstm Practicing Alphabet Recognition and Early Literacy Skills Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.86 1 $9.86
3-Letter Word Puzzle Cards • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.96 1 $8.96

Materials cost

$203.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.23

Total project goal

$294.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $294.84

1 Donor

-$294.84

Donations toward project cost

-$250.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.23

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