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Mrs. Ortiz from Wyandanch, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Ortiz's classroom raised $209

Tactile Letters and Candy

Help me give my students tactile elements to help build their literacy and candy for motivation!

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

The majority of the students I work with are bilingual/ENL learners and many need the support of reading and need constant exposure to literature. I want to provide students with access to magnetic letters to help them build words during phonics instruction. The clear large plastic bags will be used to make little literacy centers with magnetic letters, magnetic boards, and markers. I want to create individual phonics baggies to support the RTI instruction for reading.

Each new day is an opportunity to inspire the passion for literacy which can be done with tactile movement to support students in developing the foundation of reading.

I am requesting the phonics flashcards to help build the literacy bags and centers. Phonics is a skill that many of my students have deficits in. In addition, I also service students for their math goals and all of their goals include to include fact fluency, which the math flashcards can help support using during small groups.

I use a positive rewards system in which students receive tickets after each session which can be exchanged for a prize, one of the options for prizes is candy.

I believe that it takes an entire team to help students become successful, together we can succeed.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Ortiz Martin Luther King Junior 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.

Wyandanch, NY 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

50 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gamenote Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit 234 Pcs with Double-Side Magnet Board - Foam Alphabet Letters for Kids Spelling and Learning • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Phonics Flash Cards - Learn to Read in 20 Phonic Stages - Digraphs CVC Blends Long Vowel Sounds - Phonics Games for Kids Ages 4-8 Kindergarten First Second Grade Homeschool Educational Study Activity • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
24 Pack Hanging Storage Bags, Large Hook 10 x 12.5-inch Clear Plastic Bags for Classroom, Library, and Pharmacy Use • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Essential Math Flash Cards Set - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division (4 pack set) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
JOLLY RANCHER Assorted Fruit Flavored Mixed Candy, Individually Wrapped, 46 oz Bulk Variety Bag • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Airheads Candy Bars, Variety Bulk Box, Chewy Full Size Fruit Taffy, Gifts, Holiday, Parties, Concessions, Pantry, Non Melting, Party, 60 Individually Wrapped Full Size Bars • Amazon Business $7.37 1 $7.37

Materials cost

$145.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.32

Total project goal

$208.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$208.78

1 Donor

-$104.39

Donations toward project cost

-$88.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.66

match offer

-$104.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.66

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$0.00

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