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Ms. Melanie from Plantation FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Listen and Learn

My students need a comfortable listening center that will enhance their cognitive abilities and literacy skills.

  • $563 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

I work in Title I elementary school that supports low income families. My students are specialized ESE kids meaning that they have various developmental delays or are on the Autism Spectrum. Each student has unique goals that focus on their greatest needs. My specialized program gets these students ready for their school career and gives them an opportunity to learn and engage with peers and adults in a safe empowering classroom. It is my hope that with the early intervention I am able to provide that my students will be mainstreamed and ready for Kindergarten with confidence and skills they have acquired.

My Project

Basic literacy instruction and book appreciation are key components of my Specialized Pre-K classroom. I have many books on CDs and tapes, but playing them in my classroom proves a distraction to other students. An adjustable listening station can cater to the needs of multiple little learners at once without causing the same distraction.

Students need many opportunities to interact with books throughout the day.

Books educate, teach lessons, inspire and allow students to pretend and explore new worlds. Bean bags will allow my students to curl up and listen to a good book in a comfortable setting. I know that incorporating this center into our classroom will provide a comfortable and safe space for their cognitive development.

Ms. Melanie
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
6-Person Listening Center with Bluetooth(r) CD/Cassette/FM Boombox • Kaplan Early Learning Company $288.96 1 $288.96
Vinyl Bean Bag - Red • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.96 3 $152.88

Materials cost

$441.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.44

Total project goal

$562.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $562.91

5 Donors

-$491.59

Donations toward project cost

-$425.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.24

Matching donations from our partners

-$62.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$53.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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