You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call our donor relationships team: (646) 586-5306 ext. 202

Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Mrs. Akerley's Classroom Edit display name

  • William A Welch Elementary School
  • Peabody, MA
  • More than half of 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

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Akerley a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Mrs. Akerley's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Akerley a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Mrs. Akerley can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/6224172 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
The learning tools I chose will help my students practice sight word recognition, phonics, letter recognition, and sentence building. These tools will allow them go at their own pace, use their hands, and facilitate them attending to a task while being able to stand and wiggle as they need to. Having these tools will also help eliminate some of their frustrations with writing skills. The magnetic shapes will help build skills necessary to meet state math standards. These resources will be extremely helpful when working with students functioning at different skill levels. I have a small group with students who are almost two grade levels apart in their ELA skills. Having a set of letters to work with and a set of words to work with will enable each to focus on individual skills. Likewise, having several sand trays will allow for students to work at their own rate and on different concepts, while still working in the same group time. My goal is to provide students with tools that fit their specific learning needs. My students need to be able to wiggle and use their hands constructively. It helps them concentrate, complete tasks, and process information. This set of hands-on learning tools would be a benefit to each of my students.

About my class

The learning tools I chose will help my students practice sight word recognition, phonics, letter recognition, and sentence building. These tools will allow them go at their own pace, use their hands, and facilitate them attending to a task while being able to stand and wiggle as they need to. Having these tools will also help eliminate some of their frustrations with writing skills. The magnetic shapes will help build skills necessary to meet state math standards. These resources will be extremely helpful when working with students functioning at different skill levels. I have a small group with students who are almost two grade levels apart in their ELA skills. Having a set of letters to work with and a set of words to work with will enable each to focus on individual skills. Likewise, having several sand trays will allow for students to work at their own rate and on different concepts, while still working in the same group time. My goal is to provide students with tools that fit their specific learning needs. My students need to be able to wiggle and use their hands constructively. It helps them concentrate, complete tasks, and process information. This set of hands-on learning tools would be a benefit to each of my students.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":6224172,"teacherId":6224172,"teacherName":"Mrs. Akerley","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6224172_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x376,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723572642431","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21346869,"followAbout":"Mrs. Akerley's projects","teacherVerify":2116836788,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Akerley","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/6224172","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=6224172","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":5,"numSupporters":10},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}