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Mrs. Boyington from Olathe, KS is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Promoting Engagement with Foundational Skills: Games for Interventions

Help me give my students word games to enhance spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.

  • $748 goal

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My Project

This project aims to provide students with a fun and engaging way to work on their spelling and vocabulary skills during "MyClimb", our building MTSS reading intervention time. Spelling (which involves both phonemic awareness and an understanding of phonics) and vocabulary are key components in the five pillars of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, oral fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension) and support students in their overall comprehension of both fiction and nonfiction texts. These are essential foundational skills students must have in order to become proficient readers.

Games have often been used in the classroom to teach and reinforce content, and we believe creating a large collection of word games for our students would be an effective way to increase foundational reading skills which would filter into comprehension of texts over time.

Dr. Tim Rasinki, a leading researcher in the field of reading fluency, cites word games as an excellent way to help students practice spelling and expand their Tier II vocabulary (words that are frequently seen in reading but often require explicit instruction for full comprehension). Word games provide an accessible way for all students to learn more about spelling and vocabulary in an exciting and competitive fashion.

Mrs. Boyington
Grades 6-8
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 125 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
What Do You Meme? Family Edition - The Hilarious Family Game for Meme Lovers • Amazon Business $19.99 7 $139.93
5 Second Rule Party Game - 2nd Edition - Think Fast and Shout Out Answers - Ages 10+ • Amazon Business $18.98 7 $132.86
5 Letter Wordlet Wordle Style Puzzle Game from University Games, Based on The Popular Daily Online Word Puzzle Game, Great for Parties, Family Game Night and More, for 2 to 4 Players Ages 8 and Up • Amazon Business $17.99 7 $125.93
Edupress Classwords Game, Grade 4 (EP63752) • Amazon Business $17.20 7 $120.40
Apples to Apples Card Game, Family Game for Kids and Adults, Make Hilarious Comparisons with 1000 Cards​​ • Amazon Business $12.97 3 $38.91

Materials cost

$558.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$635.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.19

Total project goal

$747.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $747.93

3 Donors

-$373.96

Donations toward project cost

-$317.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.09

match offer

-$373.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$317.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.09

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