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Mrs. Knutson from Cape Girardeau, MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Reading Fun With Tonies!

Help me give my students a new way to enjoy literature! Tonies are a new fun way for kids everywhere to listen to their favorite stories!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Knutson's classroom raised $489

This project is fully funded

My Project

Tonies are a part of new-age technology and my students are eager to become a part of it! They love to sit and listen to stories be read to them. Having a Toniebox along with Tonies makes it possible for students. I hope to use this Toniebox and Tonies in a multitude of ways. I want to use them during station time so students can listen to their weekly reading stories. I want to use them for read aloud time after lunch every day. I want to spark my students' creative sides and have them write their own stories for others to listen to. I want to use the Calm Tonie for those moments when we need a reset or mindfulness lessons.

I want to make reading fun for EVERYONE in my class.

These are great for reluctant readers or struggling readers. It makes it possible that every student in my class will get to enjoy a story or book regardless of his or her reading level. My hope is that Tonies in my classroom motivate ALL my students to be readers and ignite a love of reading that lasts a lifetime!

Mrs. Knutson Alma Schrader Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

Cape Girardeau, MO 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
Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set with Playtime Puppy - Listen, Learn, and Play with One Huggable Little Box - Green • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Tonies x Calm Mindfulness Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Tonies Carrying Case - Secure Protection for up to 10 Tonies - Light Blue • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Tonies Diary of a Wimpy Kid Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tonies Horton Audio Play Character from Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tonies The Witches Audio Play Character by Roald Dahl • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tonies James and The Giant Peach Audio Play Character by Roald Dahl • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tonies Arthur Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Dinosaur Audio Play Character for Tonies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Horse Audio Play Character for Tonies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Tonies Chris Audio Play Character from Wild Kratts • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Stitch Audio Play Character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Spirit Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Sulley Audio Play Character from Disney's Monsters Inc. • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies 101 Dalmatians Audio Play Character from Disney • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$379.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.33

Total project goal

$488.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $488.88

4 Donors

-$430.06

Donations toward project cost

-$373.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.01

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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