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Mr. Honson from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Phonemic Awareness Fun

Help me give my students a robust phonemic awareness curriculum to improve their foundational reading skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Honson's classroom raised $165

This project is fully funded

My Project

Early reading skills, like phonemic awareness (focusing on the sounds in words), are critical for first grade students.

A subscription to myHeggerty unlocks everything I need to implement an efficient, robust phonemic awareness curriculum in my classroom.

This subscription includes digital versions of all Heggerty curricula in both English and Spanish; over 1,000 daily lesson, support, and skill tutorial videos; digital assessments and reporting tools; a shareable eBook library featuring the Heggerty Library's complete collection of decodable books for K-3; and digital interactive tools for classroom use.

I'm also requesting sand for our students who need more multisensory literacy instruction.

Mr. Honson Ray Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

28 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
myHeggerty for Phonemic Awareness • Heggerty $89.00 1 $89.00
Bucket O Sand 6 Asstd Colors 6 Oz • Teachers' School Supply $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$105.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.87

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.61

Total project goal

$164.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.06

1 Donor

-$164.06

Donations toward project cost

-$139.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.61

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