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Dr. Thompson from North Port, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listen To What I Know!

Help me give my students materials to help them be successful in reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Thompson's classroom raised $674

This project is fully funded

My Project

In today's world of electronics, teachers can have a hard time getting students to open a book for pleasure. The two series I am wanting are "Who Would Win" and "Animal Battles." These are high interest books, especially for boys. One series is geared more for first through third grade while the other is more for third through fifth. I work with third graders that are anywhere from Kindergarten level to fifth grade level. I have had these sets before and they are a big hit. So much so, that I need to get more as they disappear.

Small reading groups are a great place to use the whisper phones.

These are wonderful inventions that allow children to read aloud without disturbing the rest of the class or the group. Part of our reading block is devoted to grammar and writing. I have found that the game Mad Libs is a fun way to practice these skills. I wanted to give each student a game along with a special pencil for the holidays.

I am also including colored overlays of several different sizes. These help children track their reading so they can follow along. I have had good results with fluency when these tools are used. The pointers I ordered will be used a "Talking Sticks." The students are always eager to share and sometimes get a little over-anxious. The idea of talking sticks is to enter one on the table when you have something to share. It's just a little more fun than raising your hand. It helps to lessen the interruptions. Sight word flash cards were added to my list to help give students a quick review.

Dr. Thompson Cranberry Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

North Port, FL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind Phoneme Phone, Speech Therapy Toys, Autism Learning Materials, Toddler Speech Development Toys, Dyslexia Tools for Kids, Phonemic Awareness, ESL Teaching Materials, Reading Phones • Amazon Business $11.17 10 $111.70
Stocking Stuffer Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game • Amazon Business $2.79 40 $111.60
Who Would Win Complete Collection | 25 Books | Book Series Kids • Amazon Business $71.00 1 $71.00
Torque - Animal Battles Volume 2 - 8 Book Bundle for Young Readers - Paperback Book Set - Educational and Informative Encyclopedia Set - Books for Grades 3 & 4 • Amazon Business $31.99 2 $63.98
Goofy Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game • Amazon Business $4.99 8 $39.92
Animal Battles by Torque - 8 Book Bundle for Young Readers - Children's Book Set for Early Readers - Epic Animal Battles - Paperback Bundle - Educational and Informative Non Fiction Books for Kids • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
305 Flash Cards, Include 250 Dolch & Fry Sight Words with Sentences Plus 50 Blank Flash Cards and 5 Index Cards, Educational Word Reading Flash Cards for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Christmas Stackable Pencils Bulk with Eraser Translucent Pencil Multi Point Stackable Push Pencils Xmas Funny Christmas Winter Themed Pencil Set for School Office Student Teacher Supplies(48 Pcs) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
S&O Set of 15 Motivational Posters for Classroom - Classroom Motivational Poster - Inspirational Classroom Posters High School - Inspirational Posters for Classroom - Motivational Posters for Office • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
Luigi's 10 x Dyslexia Reading Strips with Coloured Overlays. Reading Tracking Rulers for Dyslexia Irlens, ADHD and Visual Stress • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Guided Reading Strips, Dyslexia Tools for Kids, Colorful Text Overlays for Early Readers, ADHD Finger Trackers Highlight (2 Packs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
SKKSTATIONERY 12 Pcs Mechanical Pencils Set 0.7mm or 0.5mm Medium Point, Cute Cartoon Favor, 12 Different Design Assorted for School or Office Supplies • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Dumero 10pcs Finger Pointer For Classroom, Reading Pointers For Kids, Hand Pointing Stick, Teaching Finger Class Pointer For Teachers, Classroom Teacher Must Haves Supplies Essentials • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Who Would Win?: Coyote vs. Dingo • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ultimate Reptile Rumble (Who Would Win?) (26) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Hyena vs. Honey Badger (Who Would Win?) (20) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Whale vs. Giant Squid (Who Would Win?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra (Who Would Win?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$534.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$572.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.08

Total project goal

$673.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$673.85

2 Donors

-$340.97

Donations toward project cost

-$293.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.40

Matching donations from our partners

-$328.48

Match offers toward project cost

-$279.21

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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