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Mrs. Embury from Springfield MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Whisper Phones and Individual Book Bins!

Help me give my students whisper phones and book bins to build their confidence in reading!

  • $349 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students enter school each day full of excitement and energy. Each day my students learn new strategies and continue to work hard in order to continue their learning. I work with a group of 3rd graders, who continue to amaze me through daily learning, goal setting, and goal achievement.

As a teacher in an urban school, where 100 percent of the students receive free breakfast and lunch, students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to continue to provide each of them with engaging and meaningful opportunities to learn.

My Project

IDR or Individualized Daily Reading is a very important part of the day. The whisper phones will help the students hear themselves while reading independently. They will be able to practice reading quietly to become more independent readers.

Reading to themselves in the whisper phones will allow students to hear what they are saying during this time and see what skills they need to practice.

It will also be something new which will make reading even more exciting!

We cannot wait to have more resources in our classroom to help us become awesome readers! Thank you for taking the time to look at our project!

Mrs. Embury
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
WhisperPhone(r) Element (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 4 $136.64
LA996DC Classic Connect Store Book Bin Bundle Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $67.45 1 $67.45
Reusable Dry Erase Pockets (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.66 5 $58.30

Materials cost

$262.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.29

Total project goal

$348.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$348.62

5 Donors

-$323.62

Donations toward project cost

-$275.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.54

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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