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Ms. Simon from Baltimore, MD is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Boo! We're Reading with Speakaboos!

My students need Speakaboos interactive picture book subscription help make reading engaging.

  • $352 goal

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My Students

Making reading fun and exciting is one of my main goals as a first grade teacher!

I teach a group of enthusiastic first graders who are so excited to learn that it pushes me to find new authentic ways to have them learn!

My students range in learning abilities and include students that are gifted, students with special needs and students whom are speakers of other languages.

My Project

The program Speakaboos will help my students stay excited about reading in first grade! This program will also help the other primary grades (k-2) in my school as the students will be able to read stories to other students and share what they are learning about. I plan to use this program with my small groups. The students can read the stories, have the stories read to them and then fill out worksheets, play games and do many different things to work on reading comprehension. Speakaboo using classic literature which would be a great way to share classic stories with students that are not always that excited about reading. This program would help me raise the confidence in my struggling readers while pushing my accelerated learners to reach new reading goals!

Your donations will help raise the confidence in first grade readers!

Please donate to this project to help my students (and others in my school) gain this amazing program to hep them stay successful in reading!

Ms. Simon Patterson Park Charter School 327 Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Baltimore, MD View local requests

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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Speakaboos Media Lab Edition Digital Interactive Picture Book Subscription 30 Users • AKJ Books $249.99 1 $249.99

Materials cost

$249.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$298.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.72

Total project goal

$351.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $351.46

1 Donor

-$175.73

Donations toward project cost

-$149.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.36

match offer

-$175.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$149.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.36

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