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Ms. Irimata from Ewa Beach, HI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Build a Foundation for Literacy!

Help me give my students literacy centers to build their reading foundations and skills.

  • $643 goal

This project expired on August 21, 2025.

This project expired on August 21, 2025.

My Project

My classroom is full of eager learners! I teach a wonderful group of students who are full of curiosity and enthusiasm. They come from diverse backgrounds, with a range of learning styles and abilities. Many of my students are developing readers, each at their own unique stage. The resources I've selected, such as Language Centers, Touch and Read Phonics, Alphabet Learning Toys, and CVC Words, will allow me to create a variety of centers that cater to different learning styles and skill levels. These materials are designed to be interactive, hands-on, and fun, making literacy learning an enjoyable experience for all students.

My goal is for these literacy centers and resources to provide my students with targeted practice in key literacy areas, including foundational skills and reading comprehension.

Your generous donation will be helping me create a classroom where every child has the opportunity to dive into a world of literacy.

Ms. Irimata Kaimiloa 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.

Ewa Beach, HI View local requests

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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Language Instant Learning Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00
Lakeshore Touch & Read Phonics Word Match - Complete Set for Beginning Readers and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.50 1 $89.50
Joyreal Alphabet Learning Toys for Toddlers, 26 Alphabet Soup Sorters with 245 Flash Cards for Early Letter Awareness & Recognition, Fun Education Classroom Supplies Alphabet Sounds Teaching Games • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Aizweb CVC Word Games,Phonics Games Flash Card for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom,Learn to Read,Reading Manipulative Spelling Educational Toy Learning Activity Speech Therapy Teacher School Supplies • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers: Blends and Digraphs Decodable Books for Early and Struggling Readers, and Students with Dyslexia (Kindergarten, First and Second Grade) - Dyslexia Font • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
Decodable Books Kindergarten, First and Second Grade: Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers for Early and Struggling Readers, and Students with Dyslexia (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers: Unlock Reading Success with Decodable Texts and Phonics-Based Passages for Early and Struggling Readers and Students with Dyslexia • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97

Materials cost

$469.39

Vendor shipping charges

$19.42

Sales tax

$20.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.44

Total project goal

$642.94

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