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Ms. Cadet from Woodbridge, VA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Fundamental

My students need reading comprehension practice cards, a reading comprehension activity library, idiom quiz cards and a prefix & suffix activity kit.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cadet's classroom raised $517

This project is fully funded

My Students

Sharpening reading comprehension skills, one day at a time.

Hello and thank you for reading my proposal.

I currently teach twenty-eight fourth grade students whose enthusiasm and boundless energy keep me on my toes. They are bright, energetic, and eager to learn. So, to tap into their enthusiasm while simultaneously helping them improve their reading comprehension skills, I've created a project that will encourage them to read more critically.

My Project

What better way to peak interest and motivate reluctant readers then with engaging reading comprehension activities and games. If funded, my students will be able to work independently or in pairs on exploring the difference between fact and opinion, identify main idea and details, and drawing conclusions with the At-My-Desk Reading Comprehension Activity Library - Gr. 4-6 - Complete Set. Then using the Nonfiction and Fiction Comprehension Strategies cards, my students will read short high interest stories, and respond to questions that encourages critical thinking. The question and answer format will not only help improve reading comprehension skills, but will also help them get ready for state exams that have a similar arrangement. Finally the Prefix & Suffix Puzzle, Idiom Quiz Cards, Supporting Details and Cause & Effect Match-Up games will help improve my students’ reading comprehension skills, and encourage necessary interactions between peers.

By donating to this project, know that you will not only support my students in acquiring valuable hands-on reading materials, but will be helping them build a better understanding of what they have read.

Learning is so much better when its done with fun materials. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my proposal.

Ms. Cadet Fitzgerald 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.

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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD104 - Write & Wipe Markers - Thin-Line - 8-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning $7.49 1 $7.49
DD443 - Prefix & Suffix Puzzle Builders Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
DD462 - What’s the Meaning? Idiom Quiz Cards Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
DD244 - Extra! Extra! Supporting Details Activity • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
DD242 - Cause & Effect Match-Up Activity • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 1 $12.95
LL862 - Nonfiction Comprehension Quickie Cards • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
GG931 - Reading Comprehension Practice Cards - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
DD369 - Comprehension Strategies Teaching Charts - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
DD668 - Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Cards - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
DD259 - At-My-Desk Reading Comprehension Activity Library - Gr. 4-6 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $179.00 1 $179.00

Materials cost

$398.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$439.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.48

Total project goal

$516.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$516.54

7 Donors

-$507.72

Donations toward project cost

-$439.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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