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Mrs. Burke from Concord, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phonics Fun!!

My students need small group reading materials and a set of reading skills games to practice with.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Burke's classroom raised $234

This project is fully funded

My Students

All of my students are early emergent readers and need lots of support and guidance.

I am teaching a kindergarten/first grade combination class for the first time this year.

I have 12 Ks and 12 first graders. They are bright and eager to learn and participate. I have 4 children who speak Spanish at home and several who receive free or reduced lunch. My new class of kids is the best. I love being with them every day and want them to make as much growth as possible this year.

My Project

As a combo class, I have my work cut out for me in reading instruction. My students are at different levels with different needs. A variety of different materials are required to make the most of our time together each day. To help my students learn to read, I have requested small group reading kits that have different passages – both fiction and nonfiction – and follow-up activities to do with the passages. The kit has materials at different levels to help me address the needs of all my readers. The other resource that I have requested is a set of language skills partner games. These games will allow them to practice phonics, sight words, and vocabulary building skills. All of these things will help improve reading for my students.

This project is important to me and my students because we have a big job ahead of us.

I have less than 180 days to get them as far as I can in reading. These materials will help us practice skills and learn new skills toward that goal. I want my class to love to come to school, and one way to get that to happen is by offering games as practice rather than pencil/paper activities.

Mrs. Burke William Irvin Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF131 - Mastering Basic Skills Small-Group Reading Kit - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
LL210X - Language Skills Whole-Class Partner Games - Gr. 1-2 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50

Materials cost

$149.45

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$11.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$198.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.00

Total project goal

$233.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$233.35

1 Donor

-$198.35

Donations toward project cost

-$198.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.00

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$0.00

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