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Mrs. Craig from Kenosha, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging Special Needs Students in Literacy

Help me give my students letter stampers, sight word games, literacy puzzles, and a variety of other supplies to engage them in literacy.

  • $1,056 goal

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My Students

My students have a thirst for knowledge and smiles that light up any room, and they celebrate each new skill. My students also have a wide range of identified needs such as learning delays, developmental delays, Autism, and physical impairments. Additionally, many of my students are facing issues such as homelessness, poverty, and other traumatic issues.

You can help level the playing field for special needs students.

Special needs students deserve a great education. This is what I strive to provide every day, but, sometimes I need help. When that happens, I turn to you and Donors Choose!

My Project

This project is designed to build engagement in math with my special-needs early numeracy students. The activities have been selected to target where they are at and where I want them to be. The materials will be used during class time, small group center time, and focused time in the resource room.

My Special Needs students need more activities to engage them in reading and help them to soar in literacy.

Many students with special needs do not learn the same way as other students, and they need more hands-on activities and a variety of activities to lock in concepts.

With this completed project, students will be able to use alphabet stampers to create words, form words out of dough, and use Wiki Stix to make learning letters fun and engaging.

The students who are ready to go on to something a little more advanced can use the boards to press and hear sight words, go fishing for sight words, and play bingo to reinforce newly learned words.

This project is packed with hands-on, engaging games that will make the kids want to stay in for recess to do more reading! (Well, maybe not, but it will make math a lot more engaging.)

Many of the students I teach come from families struggling with homelessness. For those students, learning can be a struggle as their minds are clouded with worry, and they may move to new schools frequently. This project aims to bridge the academic gap for those students. The literacy supplies requested feature a hands-on approach to draw the students in and visual support to sustain their attention and support them through the academics.

Mrs. Craig Kenosha School of Language 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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Kenosha, WI 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG365X - Touch & Read Phonics Match - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
LL435X - Magnetic Sound Sorting Boards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
TT510X - Fishing for Sight-Words - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
AA162 - First 100 Sight-Words Talking Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
JJ130X - Sight-Word Puzzles - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RR698 - Draw & Write Touch Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GG737 - Sight-Word Steps • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
FF955X - Story Sequencing Cards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT818 - Getting Ready to Write Gumball Grab • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
Pen Pal Pen Holders, 50 Pieces per Bag, Assorted Colors (PENPAL-1) • Amazon Business $39.95 1 $39.95
EE610 - My Feelings Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
EE709 - Change-A-Sound Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes, 95 Count Canister, 6 Canisters/Case (30824) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
RR657 - Lakeshore Lapboard Stand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
LC744 - Write the Letter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
FF359 - The Writing Process Student Folder - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EE259 - Tactile Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
AC214 - Wikki Stix Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
PP420 - Alphabet Stamps - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
EE809 - Magnetic Fishing Poles - Set of 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
JJ311 - Alphabet Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
JJ312 - Numbers Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
JJ315 - Beginning Sounds Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
AX9 - Lakeshore Dough - Pink • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
TT183 - Sight-Word Bingo - Level 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
TT182 - Sight-Word Bingo - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
TT181 - Sight-Word Bingo - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
TA2611 - Red Baseline Ruled Newsprint - Grade 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.79 1 $6.79
TA2612 - Red Baseline Ruled Newsprint - Grade 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$854.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$897.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.30

Total project goal

$1,055.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,055.35

1 Donor

-$1,055.35

Donations toward project cost

-$897.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$158.30

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