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Crickets Have Their Hearing Organs in Their Knees

My students are in need of headphones, a junction box, and 6 audio books.

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If a cricket had to wear earphones they would look silly since crickets have their hearing organs in their knees. I am a proud teacher of 18 second graders. I teach at Maymont Elementary School, a Title 1 school in the inner city of Richmond, VA.

During our language arts center my students visit our class listening center. Currently our listening center has one CD and one book that I borrowed from the public library. The headphones that they use are three years old and held together by tape.

Our class is in need of materials for our listening center. Our class needs audio books with books and headphones. In order to practice cooperation we are also in need of a headphone dock that allows more than one pair of headphones to be used in the same CD player. The use of a listening center can assist students with fluency and word recognition. Most listening centers have a selection of books to choose from with a variety of literature genres. Allowing students to have a choice will give them ownership and pride in what they do.

You can have a hand in creating life long readers out of struggling readers. With your donation these second graders can have an opportunity to listen to what a fluent read sounds like and to learn the proper pronunciation of words. This can help create independent readers.

Mrs. Smith Maymont 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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

18 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
2924AV Mono Headphones w/Volume Control • SchoolOutfitters.com $10.99 4 $43.96
Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories: 9 Stories Kevin Henkes, Performed by Richard Thomas, Performed by Christine Ebersole, Read by Thomas Richards, Read by Christine Ebersole • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator), Read by Jane Casserly • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans, Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator), Read by Jean Richards • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
Ramona Quimby, Age 8/ Ramona the Brave -- Audio book • AKJ Books $17.40 1 $17.40
LA802 - 8-Station Junction Box with Volume Contr • Lakeshore Learning $22.95 1 $22.95
Reaching for the Moon Buzz Aldrin, Wendell Minor (Illustrator), Read by Buzz Aldrin • Barnes and Noble $26.05 1 $26.05
Diary of a Spider Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator), Read by Harry Bliss • Barnes and Noble $26.05 1 $26.05

Materials cost

$175.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.59

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$215.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.20

Total project goal

$262.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $262.20

2 Donors

-$252.94

Donations toward project cost

-$215.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.26

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 $0.00

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