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Mrs. Diggins from Livingston AL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Learning to Read and Write Cursive

Help me give my students cursive writing practice books they can use to develop their cursive writing skills.

  • $210 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My class consists of 21, eager-to-learn third graders. My students are all unique in their learning styles and abilities, but each one is special to me. My students are always up for a challenge and try very hard to do their best. Our school is located in the Black Belt area, and it has been considered a Title I-funded school. One hundred percent of the students at our school receive free lunch.

My students are full of energy and excited about learning.

My students have stepped up to the challenge of distance learning. They are taking things in stride and trying their best regardless of the obstacles they encounter.

My Project

In a world where technology is an important skill for students, I believe cursive still remains a vital skill to learn. According to the State Standards, third grade students are expected to learn how to write in cursive so they can analyze primary sources. There is also a lot of research that supports writing in cursive, such as making more connections in a learning brain. I've also been told that reading and writing in cursive helps students improve reading fluency. These books will help students to develop their cursive writing skills. Many of my students have not had the opportunity learn the basic skills of cursive writing.

Cursive writing is a great way for students to improve their fine motor skills while at the same time learn how to handwrite.

This small gesture will lead to students being able to read and write in cursive which is a very important life skill.

Mrs. Diggins
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carson-Dellosa Beginning Traditional Cursive, Workbook • Quill.com $7.10 19 $134.90

Materials cost

$134.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.40

Total project goal

$209.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $209.31

2 Donors

-$97.58

Donations toward project cost

-$95.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

match offer

-$97.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.57

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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