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Mrs. Kim Watkins from Manchester TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Phonics Creates Readers

Help me give my students a laminator, laminating pouches, card stock, printer ink, magnet letters and letter boards to practice creating words using phonics skills.

  • $595 goal

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My Students

My school is a rural, Title I school in Tennessee where poverty is high and experiences are limited. These students are pushed every day to achieve high levels of academic excellence, and they work hard daily to achieve our rigorous expectations.

"Reading takes us to Infinity and Beyond," is a quote on my Toy Story themed door that students see every time they enter and exit.

I believe in my learners and want to help them become excellent readers and writers.

My Project

Students will be using the Wilson Phonics Fundations letter boards and magnetic letters to create words. These students are a grade level behind on skill development for reading so it is my goal to create multisensory lessons to help children learn quickly.

These magnet letter sets from Wilson Phonics have proven to be sturdy and great quality as I have had some in my room for over 13 years.

However, I have more children using them now and need more.

I am also requesting materials such as tape, paper, and colored dry-erase markers that will be used to create games and activities for these students to use during intervention classes. Lastly, I am requesting a personal laminator and sleeves to protect the items I make for student use. Thank you for any consideration for my project!

Mrs. Kim Watkins
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magnetic Letter Tiles 3 SKU: MAFTL3 • Wilson Language Training Corporation $20.30 6 $121.80
Fundations Letter Board K-1 • Wilson Language Training Corporation $15.00 6 $90.00
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 11.45 x 17.48-Inches, 25 Pouches per Pack, Sold as 3-Pack, 75 Pouches Total (TP3856-25) • Amazon Business $61.99 1 $61.99
Quill Brand Card Stock, 8 1/2" x 11", White, 250/Pack • Quill.com $14.10 3 $42.30
HP 61 Black/Tri-color Original Ink Cartridges, Multi-pack (2 cart per pack) • Quill.com $41.39 1 $41.39
AmazonBasics 13 inch Wide Thermal Laminator Machine • Amazon Business $36.33 1 $36.33
Magnetic Dry Erase Board for Kids, OUSL 16X12'' Small Desktop Foldable Reminder Board Magnet White Board Double-Sided Portable Whiteboard Easel for Children • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Duck Masking Tape, 1.88" x 60 yds., Beige (394700) • Quill.com $5.09 4 $20.36
AmazonBasics Letter Size Sheets Laminating Pouches 9 x 11.5in, 100-pack • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67

Materials cost

$452.83

Vendor shipping charges

$16.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$505.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.23

Total project goal

$594.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$594.85

1 Donor

-$594.85

Donations toward project cost

-$505.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.23

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$0.00

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