You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Mrs. Erich from San Jose CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Play Games to Learn

My students need games to practice phonics skills. I will use the Pico Projector to trace images from my computer (such as maps and anchor charts) onto posters.

  • $233 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a first-year teacher blessed to be beginning my career at the school where I served as a student teacher. I have 23 first graders in my class.

Overall, my students are very social, inventive and creative.

Most students are visual and kinesthetic learners. Like most six and seven year olds, my students learn best by "playing", which is why we do a lot of games and group activities in my class.

In our room, we learn the California standards, but also do a lot of activities that foster collaboration, creativity, and communication.

My Project

Learning to read is a very difficult task. It is also a key focus in first grade. My six and seven year olds have been working all year to develop their reading skills.

Since my students are kinesthetic and visual learners, they would love to play and benefit from these phonics games.

I am so excited to introduce them to the blending dominoes and CVC word builder. The sight word flash cards would be used daily in my guided reading groups. I especially like how they are leveled and differentiated.

Lastly, I will use the Pico projector to trace images from my computer onto posters. I find so many great maps, anchor charts, and learning visuals online. However, I am not the best artist (nor do I have the best handwriting) and I really need guidance when drawing and writing. With this projector, I will be able to create so many posters and visual aids for my students.

Mrs. Erich
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Erich is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pico Projector, Artlii Movie iphone Mini Pocket Laptop Smartphone Projector for Home Cinema Video Party - Black&White • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Gifted Testing Flash Cards – Math Concepts for Grade 1 – Grade 2 – Educational Toy Practice for CogAT test, OLSAT test, ITBS, NYC Gifted and Talented, WISC, WPPSI • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Key Education Big Box of Word Chunks Educational Board Game • Amazon Business $22.35 1 $22.35
Junior Learning CVC Tri-Blocks Tub Word Building Set • Amazon Business $21.63 1 $21.63
Pint-Size Scholars The Ready Readers Bundle: 500 Sight Words in 5 Packs of Flashcards from Pre K to Third Grade • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Educational Insights Phonics Dominoes - Blends & Digraphs • Amazon Business $18.59 1 $18.59

Materials cost

$151.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.88

Total project goal

$232.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$232.56

4 Donors

-$216.43

Donations toward project cost

-$197.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.13

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"San Jose","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4605799],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3231639,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/play-games-to-learn/3231639/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":23,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Erich","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4605799":{"owner":"Mrs. Erich","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3231639],"proposalHash":"1672166738","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-5_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20969556,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTM0MDc0Mg==","NzE5MjU2","NTM0ODI3OA==","NTM0NjQxMQ=="],"teacherId":4605799,"schoolCounty":"Santa Clara","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}