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Mrs. Thomas from High Point, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-on Homework Bags - I

My students need quality literature and hands-on materials that will help them continue their learning at home with their families.

  • $469 goal

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Welcome to Kindergarten where you will find a room full of energetic and enthused learners! Our classroom "family" is a diverse group of students with many children who are learning English in addition to the many other concepts and skills taught in a K class as well as students with special needs.

My kinders are excited to be in school and love the new learning experiences we have daily. My families are supportive of what we are doing in the classroom, but often lack the materials or ideas for how to best help their children learn at home. Kindergarten students love homework and are eager to have daily assignments, but parents are looking for fun ways to work with their children and not just another worksheet to color, cut & paste, or write on.

With these materials and the additional materials I will purchase and create from scratch, I will be able to create seven "Hands-on Homework" bags that the children will check out weekly. These bags will have two to four pieces of high quality children's literature and hands-on activities for my Kinderkids and their families to explore and learn with throughout the week. I will include activity suggestions, directions, and book lists for further reading as well as a family journal where students and families can leave comments, feedback, photos, drawings, and share stories of their experiences with the materials. Each backpack will be centered around a theme or concept that is studied during the Kindergarten year. These backpacks will help my students continue to learn and reinforce what is taught at school. They will help families find engaging and fun ways to work with their children and will provide quality learning materials to the many families who would not otherwise be able to afford these on their own.

With your help, I will be able to fulfill a long-held dream of creating a high quality lending library of learning materials and literature! Your donation will make a HUGE difference in my students' learning and their retention of important concepts and skills, and just as importantly you will help my families build parenting skills and create quality time and memories that will last a life time. Thank you!

Mrs. Thomas
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mouse Paint Ellen Stoll Walsh, Ellen Stoll Walsh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
City Colors Zoran Millich, Zoran Milich (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Cat's Colors Jane Cabrera, Jane Cabrera (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Color Dance Ann Jonas, Ann Jonas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Alphabet Mystery Audrey Wood, Bruce Wood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Alphabet City Stephen T. Johnson, Kristin Gilson (Editor), Stephen T. Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Handmade Alphabet Laura Rankin, Laure Rankin • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Colors of Us Karen Katz • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Marvelous Me: Inside and Out Lisa Bullard, Brandon Reibeling (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $20.34 1 $20.34
I Like Me! Nancy L. Carlson, Nancy L. Carlson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Dusty Locks and the Three Bears Susan Lowell, Randy Cecil (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Ricitos de oro y los tres osos Retold by Candice F. Ransom, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Giant Pandas: Gifts from China Allan Fowler • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Please Don't Feed the Bears Allan Fowler, Valan (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Bears! (Time for Kids Series) Nicole Iorio, Staff of Time for Kids (Editor), With Nicole Iorio • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Cat in the Hat (Spanish Beginner Books Series) Dr. Seuss, Carlos Rivera (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
A Huge Hog Is a Big Pig: A Rhyming Word Game Keeler Patricia McCall Francis, Patricia Keeler, Patricia A. Keeler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Buenas noches, Luna (Goodnight Moon) Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd, Ter Mlawer, Clement Hurd (Illustrator), De Clement Hurd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
JJ313 - Rhyming Bingo • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
FG541 - I Spy a Mouse in the House! Rhymes Game • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
LA835 - Storytelling Glove • Lakeshore Learning $7.95 1 $7.95
RR302 - Three Bears Storytelling Glove Puppets • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
LC169 - People Shapes™ • Lakeshore Learning $5.95 1 $5.95
LC170 - People Shapes™ Project Kit • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
JJ608 - Uppercase-Lowercase Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
FK281 - Alphabet Photo Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
FG543 - What Do You See? Colors Game • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
DD606 - Color Word Sentence Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
TEDDY BEARS IN THREE SIZES • ABC School Supply, Inc. $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$314.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.46

Sales tax

 $13.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$384.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.29

Total project goal

$468.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $468.29

2 Donors

-$434.12

Donations toward project cost

-$384.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.17

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