Help me give my students magnetic letters to practice building and reading words as well as a shelf to store these materials.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alford's classroom raised $351
This project is fully funded
My Project
Reading can be a complex skill for students to learn as they discover the relationship between letters and sounds and how they work together to make words. There are many benefits to teaching phonics to students as they are learning to read. A child who starts their reading journey with phonics tends to have excellent phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate letter symbols with their appropriate sounds. Phonics allows children to develop their reading comprehension and also learn new words. With this, children are able to easily understand the overall meaning of words while they are reading. The magnetic letters I am requesting will provide opportunities for hands-on word-building for my reading intervention students.
"Manipulating materials allows young children to actively construct knowledge using their senses, rather than merely passively taking in and repeating rote information," says Deanna Zerr, President of Unlimited Options and former President of the Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children.
When children manipulate the letters, it adds to their memory processing and enhances their ability to recall the letter in written form.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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Gamenote Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit 234 Pcs with Double-Side Magnet Board - Foam Alphabet Letters for Kids Spelling and Learning
• Amazon Business
$19.99
7
$139.93
hand2mind Lowercase Alphabet Chips, Toddler Learning Letters for Spelling, Learn to Spell for Kids, Reading Tools for Kids, Science of Reading Manipulatives, Teaching Supplies Kindergarten
• Amazon Business
$24.98
3
$74.94
Amazon Basics 3-Shelf Adjustable, Heavy Duty Storage Shelving Unit (250 lbs loading capacity per shelf), Steel Organizer Wire Rack, Chrome (23.3L x 13.4W x 30H)
• Amazon Business
$31.77
1
$31.77
Materials cost
$246.64
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$17.39
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.70
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$297.73
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$52.54
Total project goal
$350.27
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$350.27
2 Donors
-$221.75
Donations toward project cost
-$203.49
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$18.26
match offer
-$110.87
Match offer toward project cost
-$94.24
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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