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Ms. Hollis from Newport News VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

More Than Go Fish: Games to Support English Language Development

My students need the English Language Learner games library to support their language development with engaging independent work.

  • $214 goal

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My Students

I teach in an area that receives a large number of immigrant and refugee children. Within our district, over 77 languages and 104 countries are represented. We have several centers housed within neighborhood schools to provide sheltered language and academic instruction to English Language Learners needing intensive support upon arrival in the United States.

I currently have 2nd and 3rd grade students from a variety of countries and linguistic backgrounds.

Some of these students had access to education in their home countries and are working to translate their academic knowledge into a new language. Others have had interrupted or no previous education and have a great deal of work ahead of them as they make the transition into our educational system. Regardless of their background, each one of them will need high quality materials and instruction to build the vocabulary and comprehension needed to excel.

Due to the ongoing effects of Hurricane Maria, our program has seen an influx of students from Puerto Rico. Currently, one-third of our enrolled students were displaced from their homes. The materials requested in this project will support them in developing their English language as well as support their continued academic progress.

My Project

My students spend all day working hard on acquiring English. While learning a language comes easier to children than adults, it can still be a challenging process. I am constantly looking for new materials I can bring into our classroom to keep the process engaging and fun.

These activities will support my students in mastering written and spoken language skills while having fun!

This collection of activities would make an excellent addition to our classroom because it would support independent and collaborative work with vocabulary and grammar. Students could also intentionally work on missing skills with classroom volunteers. With the influx of students displaced by Hurricane Maria who had significant previous academic experience, these English Language Learner games would provide for better differentiation during center and choice time.

Ms. Hollis
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL584 - English Language Learner Games Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$149.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.98

Total project goal

$213.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$213.22

3 Donors

-$87.74

Donations toward project cost

-$74.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.16

match offer

-$125.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.82

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$0.00

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