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Mrs. Paulsell from Springfield, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Doodles Help Handwriting

Help me give my students multiple engaging resources to improve handwriting early on.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Paulsell's classroom raised $266

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My Project

Handwriting is an essential skill that every student needs to master. It requires visual motor integration, the ability to put a plan into action with your motor skills. Give my students the opportunity to practice their handwriting engagingly using resources that an occupational therapist developed.

Doodles with handwriting has multiple books to help every student at their level.

The books have step-by-step exercises that seamlessly incorporate the foundational skills for letter formation using fun doodles. These books will allow my students to practice their handwriting skills so that writing becomes more automatic as their letter/sound knowledge grows. Other resources that help with handwriting include tracing pads, tracing boards, and sandpaper letters.

Mrs. Paulsell Mark Twain Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Springfield, MO 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind Letter Tracing Sensory Pad • Quill.com $12.74 3 $38.22
3 Sets Lower and Capital Case Sandpaper Letters with Boxes Sandpaper Numbers Sensory Letters Tactile Letters Alphabet for Preschool Learning Education Toys • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Magnetic Alphabet Tracing Board - double sided letters & numbers Magnetic Tracing Board, ABC magnets learn to write with magnetic pen, STEM toy letters learning, handwriting games, writing montessori • Amazon Business $17.45 2 $34.90
Doodles Help Handwriting: Capitals, Volume 2 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Doodles Help Handwriting: Capitals, volume 1 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Doodles Help Handwriting: Lowercase, Vol.1 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Doodles Help PRE Handwriting • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Doodles Help Handwriting: Lowercase, Volume 2 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Doodles Help Handwriting: Line Work • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$193.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.87

Total project goal

$265.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $265.82

1 Donor

-$132.90

Donations toward project cost

-$112.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.93

match offer

-$132.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$112.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.94

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 $0.00

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