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Mrs. Gilmore from Baltimore, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What Did You Hear?

My students need 9 pre-reading activities, such as the Sound Switch Learning Center, the Alphabet Mystery Box and other phonemic awareness and alphabet activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gilmore's classroom raised $349

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My Students

What did you hear? It seems like a simple question but many of my students don't know how to listen and isolate sounds. Without these skills learning to read is an uphill battle.

Our school is a high poverty school in MD and our students are struggling on their state assessments.

My students work hard and love to learn but they are playing catch-up from the first day of school. My students have learned to love books and writing but before they can read and write for themselves, they need to develop their language skills.

My Project

I sorted through hundreds of items with only one thought in my mind, which of these will really help my students? I found some excellent activities and learning centers that build language and alphabet knowledge. By building language skills and alphabet knowledge, I am giving my students the extra push they need to be able to read. These games and activities are an excellent way to help my students because they are engaging, target the necessary skills and most importantly they are fun!.

Your donations can make a big difference in the lives of these children.

They are only in Kindergarten but success in Kindergarten leads to success in the future. By donating, you are giving these children a chance to truly shine and to become the amazing readers I know they can be.

Project tagged as

Baltimore, MD
Grades PreK-2
Literature & Writing
Early Development
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Gilmore Violetville Elementary/Middle School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

EE183 - Sound Switch Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95

FF315 - Alphabet Mystery Box • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95

FF196 - Phonemic Awareness Folder Game Library • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

LL313 - Magnetic Phonemic Awareness Center • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

FF637 - Rhyming Photographic Sorting Cards • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95

FF242 - Phonemic Awareness Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95

FF659 - Early Literacy Assessment Toolbox • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95

Art Across the Alphabet • Kaplan Early Learning Company $12.86 1 $12.86

Outside Sounds Listening Lotto • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.72 1 $13.72

Materials cost			$246.23
Vendor shipping charges			$3.19
Sales tax			$14.77
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.69
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$302.88
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$45.26
Total project goal			$348.14
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$348.14
2 Donors			-$128.00
Donations toward project cost			-$111.36
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$16.64
match offer			-$220.14
Match offer toward project cost			-$191.52
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$28.62
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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