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Literacy Stations

My students need smooth transitions through literacy stations with a teach and store chart stand with a literacy center management chart. My students need alphabet learning centers like the alphabet sound teaching tubs, the alphabet mystery box and the alphabet learning locks. My students need the consistency of a daily schedule chart.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Javaher's classroom raised $687

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Welcome to my Kindergarten class. It is my first year teaching Kindergarten in a Title 1 school. I have 21 students most of whom are ELL. We are part of a very large community school and we have a lot of fun in our room. Every morning as my students gather for morning meeting we struggle with our routine. Because of the setup of our room we have to choose to use technology or a white board. Often times if I'm stuck at the computer we lose the special connection of me facing them and writing down their thoughts. That's one reason I chose a teach and store chart stand. I could place it near the carpet for our morning message and I could use it to write, model and share the students thoughts. I think this would help me in fostering the connection and relationship that is so important in this pivotal year of school. As part of a Literacy First school, I am committed to providing meaningful connections to reading and writing for my students. Although they come to me already behind (hard to believe you can be behind in Kindergarten, but there's a lack of vocabulary and a lack of print in the homes of children of povery. Luckily there is not a lack of love, even parents who don't read, love their kids.

I have a class of sweethearts all eager to learn and ready to play.

Several of my students are ELL and all come from a pretty poverty stricken background. Often both parents are working and the students are left to help take care of the youngers. In some ways they are very self sufficient and in others there are heartbreaking stories. It's not unusual for me to call on our community resources to bring shoes to fit a child or to seek out a special lovey for a child who is essentially homeless. But kids are kids and they are full of energy and a real interest in the world around them. As part of a community school we do a lot to foster relationships with our parents and they are invited to come to my class often throughout the year. Students are working hard to master the alphabet this year and become early readers. It's a huge undertaking when several students have never held a pencil much less written their name. I will leave you with two short stories about my class. On the first day of school, I read "First Day Jitters" to my class. The teacher in the story had a Dad who woke her up to go to school. I had a student who took exception to the fact that a teacher could have a dad and he kept saying "God made teachers." I finally just agreed with him, because there was no convincing him that teachers aren't special. The second story is about a class rule. From Day 1 I worked on procedures with my class. We use Whole brain teaching rules and Rule #2 is Raise your hand for permission to speak. The kids were brilliant learning these rules and as a teacher I can shout out Rule number 2 and every student echoes it back while making the motions that go along with it. On day 6 of school when my class continued to be noisy, I asked the question, "What does it mean to speak? and the room got awfully quiet. Not one student raised their hand. They'd learned the rule, but I'd forgotten some simple vocabulary. We had to learn the word "speak". This will for sure not be the last time I'm reminded to slow down and come at my students with every teaching strategy and game choice I can. They need a rich robust vocabulary and a strong reading and language rich classroom. The few hours they spend with me need to be jam packed with interesting and relatable lessons. I'm committed to bring them this opportunity to learn and grow every day.

My Project

I chose a Teach and Store chart stand because it serves two purposes in our class. I can use it in the mornings for morning messages. This is when I'd model proper capitalization and punctuation, word spacing and writing. It's also a pocket chart stand so the back can be used for our rotations. I do literacy stations for an hour a day and the rotation time can get very messy with everyone trying to figure out where to go. I also selected 3 ABC games for the students to practice. These are stations that will be used all year long. These students must master their letters and sounds to move up to first grade. The activities need to be engaging and at their level, but for me the big draw in picking them out was that they are durable, that students will enjoy them and having three different ones will allow students to keep thier interest level up. They will be learning while playing which is the best way for a five or six year old to learn. They are hands-on and engaging activities. I also chose a picture heavy daily schedule chart. A full school day without a nap is a huge chunk of time for my students. It is reassuring for them to see our schedule and know what is coming next. For some of the students who have less than structured home lives being able to count on school structure gives them peace of mind. They need the comfort of the daily routine to learn.

Getting this project funded will make a difference for 21 students and one tired teacher.

I feel confident the organizational products will streamline our day. We will make better use of our time when our transitions are scheduled and when I don't spend time I could be teaching moving the kids to the other side of the room for white board access. On top of that the alphabet sounds teaching tubs, the mystery box and the learning locks will provide meaningful daily practice in our literacy stations. They are activities that the students can do in pairs while I do the majority of my teaching in small groups at the teacher table. I do believe my students will make vast gains this year and they will leave my room ready for first grade.

Project tagged as

Tulsa, OK
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Supplies
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Javaher Kendall - Whittier Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total

AA343 - Teach & Store Chart Stand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00

LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00

FF315 - Alphabet Mystery Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

AA240 - Alphabet Learning Locks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

AA853 - Literacy Centers Management Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.99 1 $31.99

KT2904 - Daily Schedule Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

LA627 - Teaching Tubs Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

RA415 - Extra Chart Stand Rings - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost			$504.94
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$41.15
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.57
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$583.66
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$103.00
Total project goal			$686.66
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$686.66
9 Donors			-$222.75
Donations toward project cost			-$198.33
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$24.42
Matching donations from our partners			-$453.33
Match offers toward project cost			-$385.33
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$68.00
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$10.58
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Literacy Stations

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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