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Ms. Hayden from Jamaica Plain, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Odds & Ends That Will Make a Big Impact

My students need literacy odds and ends such as stamp pads and magnetic letters to make center time more focused and organized. This will allow more time for learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hayden's classroom raised $173

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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

Do you ever notice how much more you can get done when things are organized and set up properly? Help us make our learning center time the best it can be!

My urban kindergartners often come to school in September without any prior schooling experience.

Their impoverished homes are not supportive of early learning, so many of them cannot even recognize their own written names or identify any letters of the alphabet. Most of my students are English language learners and begin school with limited English proficiency. These children transform throughout the year and head off to first grade as readers!

My Project

Part of what helps my kindergartners achieve success in literacy is our learning center time. During this time, students practice important skills while I meet with small groups for leveled reading instruction. It's important that this center time be focused and purposeful. There are many little things in this project that will make a huge difference. The 24-compartment sorting boxes will keep the magnetic letters organized, allowing students to find the letters they are looking for more quickly. This will provide more on-task time as students spell more high frequency words or match letters to sounds rather than waste time searching for the letter they need. The white board stands will free up table space for students to put magnetic letter tiles in front of them as they begin spelling simple words. The lowercase letter play-dough stampers will supplement our current collection of uppercase stampers for letter practice tied in with fine motor skill development.

By supporting this project, you will give students a more organized, focused learning center time.

This will help students get more done which will result in more learning and success! The more skills students hone, the more prepared they will be to succeed in first grade.

Ms. Hayden John F Kennedy Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Jamaica Plain, MA 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA532 - Lowercase Alphabet Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Durham LP24-CLR Polypropylene Large Box, 24 Compartment, 9" Length x 13-1/8" Width x 2-5/16" Height, Clear • Amazon $11.71 2 $23.42
DE190 - Reusable Write & Wipe Pocket - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.50 1 $22.50
RR657 - Lakeshore Lapboard Stand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 4 $19.96
JJ605 - Word Building Magnetic Letters - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
JJ603 - Word Building Magnetic Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
LA866BU - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99
LA866GR - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$114.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$146.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.86

Total project goal

$172.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $172.41

1 Donor

-$172.41

Donations toward project cost

-$146.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.86

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 $0.00

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