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Ms. Szweda from Spartanburg, SC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phonics Fun

Help me give my students a TPT gift card and interactive materials that will build and solidify their reading skills and confidence.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Szweda's classroom raised $272

This project is fully funded

My Project

This semester, I want to focus more on phonics instruction to better support my students. Due to COVID, many of my students need additional support in their foundational literacy skills. I want to provide them with hands-on activities to help build and solidify their reading skills and confidence.

Even though they are 3rd graders, my students still enjoy and are more engaged with manipulatives and hands-on activities.

The resources I am requesting will help all my students during small group instruction.

The guided reading strips and pointers will help my students stay on track when they are reading while making reading more fun. The box mats, magnetic wands, and slinkies will help my students decode words. They will be able to manipulate each part of the word in a visual and physical way. I believe that it is important to include all types of learning to help students former greater and stronger connections. Similarly, magnetic letters will allow my students to build and manipulate words. The mini-center will help me keep all of our tools and resources organized in an effective and efficient way. Finally, the Teachers-Pay-Teachers gift card will allow me to support other teachers as well as purchase materials and activities for my own classroom. In addition to the manipulatives, I also want to provide my students with various hands-on activities where they can apply their knowledge and skills.

Ms. Szweda Woodland Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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.

Spartanburg, SC View local requests

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

21 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Inspired Thinkers Magnetic Letters - 240-Piece Alphabet Magnets for Kids w/ Foam Uppercase & Lowercase Letters, Double-Sided Dry Erase White Board - Classroom Supplies • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Yuanhe Bingo Magnetic Wand with Chips, 5 Color Packs-for Large Group Games,Family Game Night, Sensory Bins,Counting and Sorting,Science& Educational Activities • Amazon Business $21.29 1 $21.29
Sound Box Mats and Chips 24 Pcs Dry Erase Mats and 84 Pcs Chips Phonemic Awareness Phonics Games Reading Games EZread Sound Box Mats and Chips (Bright Style,Cardboard) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Learning Resources Create-a-Space Storage Mini Center - Pastel, Classroom Craft Keeper, Maker Space, Small Space Storage, Teacher Organizer, Home School Accessories, 4 Piece Set • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
PROLOSO 48 Pcs Rainbow Spring Toy Assortment Bulk Plastic Magic Coil Springs for Boys Girls Gift • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
20 Pieces Halloween Accessory Includes 10 Pieces Witches Fingers Martian Costume Fingers Fake Nails Halloween Vampire Finger and 10 Pieces Eye Finger Puppets for Halloween Party Cosplay • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
PAPERKIDDO Guided Reading Strips, Animal Highlight Bookmarks Help with Reduce Visual Stress - Reading Tracking Rulers for Children, Teachers, and Dyslexics People • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$191.63

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$6.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$230.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.76

Total project goal

$271.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$271.72

3 Donors

-$189.54

Donations toward project cost

-$176.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.43

match offer

-$64.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$54.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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