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Mrs. Wasick from Kalamazoo MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Want to Read!

Help me give my students the gift of reading! The 4 Weeks to Read curriculum is a curriculum that offers new, fun resources and ideas to teach letter names, letter sounds, and reading.

  • $169 goal

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My Students

I am excited to be providing educational experiences to at-risk four and five year-old children in a free pre-Kindergarten classroom. These kiddos are creative, curious, and eager to learn. Many of our students are overcoming odds, as all of our students come from low-income households, and many come from traumatic backgrounds.

We strive to provide opportunities that our at-risk students may not otherwise have, or be able to enjoy.

We are eager to create life-long learners, through thoughtful instruction, and materials, both in our indoor and outdoor classrooms.

My Project

Our at-risk students are currently learning the letter names, and letter sounds; while some are beginning to recognize sight words and sound out new words!

We are requesting 4 Weeks to Read curriculum which offers new, fun resources and ideas to teach letter names, letter sounds, and reading.

These items will offer new, fun ways to introduce letter names, letter sounds, and sight words. It will also offer fun, new lessons to introduce reading to the children. We have also requested emergent reader books that include the children's favorite character, Pete the Cat!

Our at-risk students WANT to learn to read, and we want to offer them every opportunity to succeed. The 4 Weeks to Read Curriculum and the fun emergent readers will assist us, and more importantly - the Children the success they seek.

Mrs. Wasick
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Weeks to Read | Reading System for 4 to 7 Years Old Kindergartners | Build Confidence With Their Own Personal Library, Includes 50 Books, Teaching Manual, Activities and Workbooks • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Pete the Cat Phonics Box: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69

Materials cost

$111.68

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.30

Total project goal

$168.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$168.66

1 Donor

-$84.33

Donations toward project cost

-$71.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.65

match offer

-$84.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.65

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$0.00

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