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Mrs. Johnson from Pueblo West, CO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Skill Gap Word Games

Help me give my students an opportunity to learn phonics skills through games - they can have fun without realizing we’re filling in skill gaps they’ve had for years!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Johnson's classroom raised $594

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach Reading interventions to middle school students. It’s especially challenging because these 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are often missing primary reading skills like phonemic awareness and phonics. These are essential skills to decode and comprehend text. While I want to help fill in skill gaps, I don’t want to deliver that instruction like I would at the elementary level, and my students wouldn’t be receptive to that. But… we could play weekly word games that target phonics skills in an indirect way to complement my direct instruction! My students could put their knowledge to practice by manipulating sounds, letters, and words with games like Upwords, Topple, and Boggle. These games will offer fun ways for my students to build skills through fun and friendly competition.

Mrs. Johnson Skyview Middle School Grades 6-8 Pueblo West, CO View local requests

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
Hasbro Gaming Scrabble Board Game,Word Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up,Fun Family Game for 2-4 Players,The Classic Crossword Game • Amazon Business $19.94 6 $119.64
USAOPOLY TAPPLE® Word Game | Fast-Paced Family Board Game | Choose a Category & Race Against The Timer to be The Last Player | Learning Game Great for All Ages (1 Pack) • Amazon Business $18.99 6 $113.94
Upwords, Word Game with Stackable Letter Tiles & Rotating Game Board, New 2023 Version | Games for Family Game Night | Family Games, for Adults and Kids Ages 8 and up • Amazon Business $14.59 6 $87.54
Bananagrams Word Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.56 4 $86.24
Hasbro Gaming Boggle Classic Game Brown/a, standart • Amazon Business $11.99 5 $59.95

Materials cost

$467.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.00

Total project goal

$593.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$593.32

1 Donor

-$593.32

Donations toward project cost

-$504.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.00

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$0.00

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