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Mrs. Smith from Brockton, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Our Letters in Different Ways!

My students need books, privacy partitions, magnetic letters and boards, a book display stand and Twist and Turn 3-letter Word Builders.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $517

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is a specialized classroom for students that are on Individual Education Plans. I have 12 students and 2 assistants. My classroom is broken up into 1:1 teacher and center-based activities. In my class, we cater to a variety of different learning styles.

My students live in an urban district that has a high rate of poverty.

Half of my students speak another language in the home and are considered English Language Learners as well as have a Learning Disability, Autism, Communication Disability or Intellectual Impairment.

My Project

The materials I requested will be used during center time. My students need books, privacy partitions, magnetic letters and boards, a book display stand and Twist and Turn 3-letter Word Builders. The students will be able to use the materials with teacher supervision and eventually independently to aid in their understanding of letters, sound and blending of consonant-vowel-consonant words. I have used the same materials repeatedly in centers and want a new way to introduce letters, sounds and blending. Magnetic letters and boards will be used for Letter Identification and creation of words. Twist and Turn Letters will be used once the students understand letter sounds to create words. The Level 1 and 2 Readers will be used by students who are able to blend and have a sight word vocabulary. Students will be assessed in fluency as well as comprehension. The Wipe Off Sheets are a great way to save on paper and have the students use dry erase markers when learning to write letters. The tongs will be used in a fine motor activity prior to writing. The dividers will cut down on visual stimulation and enable the child to focus on the tasks at hand.

My district has taken a huge financial hit this past year.

Support staff and materials have been cut. With the cuts, there is no money for any new materials. Since my students have individualized programming and various accommodations, we rarely use the provided curriculum. Instead, curriculum is created by me and other special education teachers in the district.

Mrs. Smith Brookfield Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brockton, MA View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL628 - Double-Sided Magnetic Write & Wipe Board - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 12 $107.88
TT559 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
JJ518 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
HH318 - Following Directions Building Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD316 - Twist & Turn 3-Letter Word Builders - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
GG421 - Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
GG421 - Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
DE191 - Reusable Write & Wipe Pocket - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.49 10 $24.90
JJ687 - Privacy Partition - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.99 5 $14.95
LL139 - Fine Motor Tweezer Tongs - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98

Materials cost

$402.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.41

Total project goal

$516.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $516.09

4 Donors

-$486.09

Donations toward project cost

-$413.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.91

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

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 $0.00

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