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Ms. Ryder-Hill from Kalamazoo, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Super Stars

Help me give my students word building puzzles, a letter activity center, and an interactive pocket chart to help foster a love for reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ryder-Hill's classroom raised $165

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students face extreme hardships daily in and out of the classroom, which interferes with their learning. Reading is a struggle for most of them and the barriers that they encounter can be hard to overcome. Despite this, they give me their 110% every single day and still want to learn how to read.

I'm trying to instill in my students a love for reading.

Getting interactive reading materials such as word building puzzles and interactive letter centers is the key to success for my students. These materials will help bring meaning to the words they see in their books. They will be able to work with their classmates to manipulate words while having fun at the same time. These materials will help build those skills needed for early reading success in a fun and engaging way. Won't you consider helping my students become Reading Super Stars?

Ms. Ryder-Hill Washington Writers Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

Kalamazoo, MI 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

28 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD925 - All About Letters Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC742 - Find the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
JJ466 - Word Building Puzzles - 3-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
JJ465 - Word Building Puzzles - 4-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$107.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.63

Total project goal

$164.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.21

2 Donors

-$80.93

Donations toward project cost

-$70.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.14

match offer

-$80.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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