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Mrs. Marks from Rustburg, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Playing Around with the ABC's

Help me give my students the opportunity to use different objects to create letters as they are learning letter formation! I have the letter formation mats but no manipulatives to use to actually MAKE the letters.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Marks's classroom raised $177

This project is fully funded

My Students

Hi! I provide Title I reading services to struggling students in Kindergarten- 5th grade. The students at our school are absolutely amazing and work so hard every day! They want to learn and my goal is to provide as many opportunities as possible.

My goal is to make my classroom a safe learning environment in which my students are set up for success in reading.

Let's provide multiple opportunities for learning to take place so that each student has the fortuity to be successful!

My Project

I am asking for Play-Doh and Wikki Stix to give my students another way to learn letter formation. Research has proven that hands-on manipulation can help student learning. It makes each letter/object more concrete while they learn how to form a given letter.

I have requested 2 sets of Play-Doh so that it will last a very long time.

As well as a class set of wikki stix because these don't typically dry out very easy. Please consider helping my little ones as they learn how to form a letter in a more concrete manner! Thank you!

Mrs. Marks Yellow Branch 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.

Rustburg, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Play-Doh School pack, 3 Oz, 48/Pack (CL355) • Quill.com $43.19 2 $86.38
WS537 - Wikki Stix - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.99 1 $31.99

Materials cost

$118.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.50

Total project goal

$176.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$176.65

1 Donor

-$88.32

Donations toward project cost

-$75.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.25

match offer

-$88.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.25

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$0.00

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