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Mrs. Wenzel from Bakersfield, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Magic of Words!

Help me give my students engaging activities for word work during our guided reading groups.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Wenzel's classroom raised $351

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 Students

I teach at a wonderful school with students from variety of backgrounds and cultures. My students know that the most important thing, aside from academics, is building character.

We strive together as a classroom family to build character within ourselves so we can go out and give the community our best selves.

Each of my students have amazing strengths and as their teacher I strive to continue to help them reach their potential as human beings!

My students not only have the potential to build amazing character, but they also have the potential to become better readers and writers!

My Project

Everyday I have an opportunity to make sure students are given proper strategies to help with reading. Although my students are at different academic levels, I have an opportunity to meet their needs to help them succeed!

By providing my students with these materials, they will fall more in love with the magic of words!

Students will use these materials by engaging themselves with building words using hands on materials. They will then transfer those words to writing, which will help improve their reading!

These wonderful materials will help show students that reading and building words can be fun and engaging!

Mrs. Wenzel Wayside Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Bakersfield, CA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT755X - Snap & Build Sight-Words - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
LC357 - Word Building Magnetic Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 5 $49.95
PH345 - Magnetic Write & Wipe Board - 18" x 24" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DD105 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - Set of 4 - Black • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 6 $23.94
FF448X - Single Line Write & Wipe Board - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
CA269 - Paint & Collage Trays - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 2 $19.98

Materials cost

$241.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$297.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.52

Total project goal

$350.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $350.13

3 Donors

-$345.72

Donations toward project cost

-$297.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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