My school is in the beautiful Hill Country area of Texas, about 30 minutes from San Antonio. Our school is a Title I school, so most of my students receive a fee or reduced-priced breakfast and lunch.
My five and six year old students come from many different cultural and social backgrounds but share one important thing: They LOVE to learn!
Kindergarten is where most kids get their first taste of "real" school. I want my students to be excited about coming to school each day so I try to make learning as engaging and fun as possible!
My Project
Education is constantly evolving. One of the things that has not changed: Children LOVE to listen to wonderful stories read aloud to them!
Whether it is a children's classic, an engrossing chapter book, or a passion-inspiring non-fiction science book, kids, just like adults, are transported and inspired by books.
Since many Kinder students are emerging readers, listening and following along to books on tape is a great early reading tool.
An important section of our daily schedule is small group instruction Students may meet with the teacher for interventions, write stories, practice new phonics skills, and read books. Students are divided into groups where they are actively engaged while building their stamina in all areas of language arts.
One of the components of the small group instruction involves students listening to books. I am fortunate to have a large collection of books on tape but did not have an effective way to allow kids to choose and listen to these great books. I have found a small tape player that students can operate easily! And it even comes with headphones!
Cassette Tape to MP3 Converter, Wikoo USB Cassette Converter Portable Cassette Player, Compatible with Laptops and PC, Convert Tape Cassettes to MP3 Format
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$26.99
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$107.96
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$8.99
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$8.99
Materials cost
$116.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.75
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$148.70
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$26.24
Total project goal
$174.94
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$174.94
1 Donor
-$174.94
Donations toward project cost
-$148.70
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