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Mrs. Mancini from Waterbury, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Language

Help me give my students their voice and the ability to learn language with manipulatives and games that match picture items as well as materials for me to create my own interactive vocabulary picture books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mancini's classroom raised $483

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

I teach in a co-taught special education prek classroom that consists of 42 3 year old students. Half of the students in the class have special needs while all of them come from very low income families. They all have diverse backgrounds including family structure and the different languages spoken. What they do have in common is that when they enter my classroom, I am their very first teacher and this school year will be there first ever school experience.

My students are loving, energetic, insightful, and inquisitive; they are our future mathematicians, scientists, gardeners, and doctors; unfortunately, they come to me without a voice of their own.

With the diverse language backgrounds, a majority of the students are in various stages of learning how to speak. Many are non-verbal while others are able to identify a few common things from home.

When I think about my classroom and students I have each and every year, I call them my children than my students. They become my family and I treat them with the loving care they need.

My Project

My students love to play, so why not allow them to! The variety of materials I have chosen will allow the students to incorporate the use of matching pictures with the like items to matching without the aid of pictures. These activities will also allow the students to use multiple senses while learning language and vocabulary.The students can play with a small, 3D models of the items while they learn.

I love being able to create to aid in my students learning and their understanding of different topics and with the wide range of developmental levels, it is difficult to find books and stories that not only keep my students attention but also teach them new vocabulary.

The paper, computer ink, velcro, and laminate paper will give me the freedom to create developmentally appropriate, ling lasting, interactive story books to introduce and extend their learning.

My most favorite item is the vocabulary game for the classroom computers. The students will be able to incorporate their new found vocabulary knowledge with technology by guiding their characters through a variety of puzzles to decipher different vocabulary words.

Mrs. Mancini Bucks Hill 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.

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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

42 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 63 Black & Tri-color Ink Cartridges, 2 Cartridges (F6U61AN, F6U62AN) for HP Deskjet 1112 2130 2132 3630 3632 3633 3634 3636 3637 HP ENVY 4512 4513 4520 4523 4524 HP Officejet 3830 3831 3833 4650 5255 • Amazon Business $45.89 3 $137.67
GG366 - Building Language Discovery Boxes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
PP313CP - Vocabulary Games - Interactive CD-ROM - Class License • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DD336 - Building Language 3-D Lotto • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP949 - Positional Words Resource Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE928 - What Goes Together? Activity Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
VELCRO Brand - Sticky Back Hook and Loop Fasteners | Perfect for Home or Office | 3/4in Coins | Pack of 200 | White • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4 -Inches, 3 mil thick, 100-Pack (TP3854-100) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Printworks White Cardstock, 67 lb, 96 Bright, SFI Certified, Perfect for School and Craft Projects, 8.5 x 11 Inch, 100 Sheets (00540) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$362.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.40

Total project goal

$482.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $482.66

9 Donors

-$325.51

Donations toward project cost

-$295.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$135.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$114.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.15

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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