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Mrs. Kluetzman from Madison, WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Practice Makes Perfect: Independent Literacy Centers

My students need 10 independent literacy center materials, such as letter manipulatives, writing boards and dry erase markers, letter tiles, writing paper, phonics and sight word activities.

  • $564 goal

This project expired on November 22, 2009.

This project expired on November 22, 2009.

I teach kindergarten in a classroom where many of my students have not gone to preschool and are missing some of the basic pre-kindergarten experiences that other 5 year-olds have had. My class consists of 13 energetic Kindergartners from a variety of home and family structures. More than half of my students come from low income families and the majority of students are not white. Before students become readers and writers, there are a number of skills that need to be present, such as letter identification, letter-sound awareness, and rhyming. Many of my students come to school without any of the those skills and we spend the beginning of the year working hard to gain basic letter and phonemic knowledge. As the year goes on, students are expected to continue to work on these skills in independent learning centers while I teach reading in small groups. Unfortunately, we have few materials to use in those centers. This grant will provide a variety of independent literacy center activities for students to continue to build their letter, word, and rhyming skills. It will enable them to expand their basic literacy skills during center time through hands-on, manipulative letter and word play. Your help will enable students to catch up with their school district peers who have had preschool and leap ahead in learning to read and write.

Mrs. Kluetzman Hawthorne Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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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

15 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teaching Tiles Letters Uppercase Letters • Nasco $11.95 1 $11.95
Highlighter Paper Kindergarten Writing Paper • Nasco $16.95 1 $16.95
Link N Spell Magnetic Super Set • Nasco $15.50 2 $31.00
AA410X - Match-A-Sound! Phonemic Awareness Boxes - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $99.00 1 $99.00
TT315 - Finding Sight-Words Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
TT312 - Sorting Sight-Words Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
EE183 - Sound Switch Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
Crayola Dry-Erase Activity Center • Nasco $12.39 6 $74.34
LEGO DUPLO Letter Set • Nasco $63.95 1 $63.95
Teaching Tiles Letters Lowercase Letters • Nasco $11.95 2 $23.90

Materials cost

$395.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.59

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$462.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.51

Total project goal

$563.94

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