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Ms. Hopkins from Waterford, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Literacy Through Games and Reading!

Help me give my students hands-on experiences that will support their letter identification and early literacy skills. They need alphabet stampers, alphabet games, magnetic tiles, books and more.

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My Project

My students are preparing for the big step to kindergarten and are so excited! However, many of them struggle in the area of letter identification and early literacy skills. These are two important skills to master before kindergarten. My students learn best through hands-on and interactive experiences that provide them the opportunity to work with a peer. They also enjoy reading books together.

The books, alphabet stampers, alphabet games and magnetic tiles for this project will support my student's early literacy skills and letter identification.

Please help support my students learning so they will enter kindergarten with the essential early literacy skills they need.

Ms. Hopkins The Friendship School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Waterford, CT 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

19 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Center Enterprises Giant Alphabet Stampers Uppercase • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Lakeshore Pop & Learn! Letters & Numbers Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
CreateOn Magna-Tiles Brown Bear, What Do You See? (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) Set, Eric Carle Books for Kids’ Building Toys, Magnet-Tiles Toys for Ages 3+, 16 Pieces • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
zhiwuzhu Magnetic Alphabet Maze,Montessori Fine Motor Skills Toys for 3 4 5 Years Old Boys and Girls,Learning Educational Toys for Toddler,Sensory Toys Valentines Day Gifts for Kids • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
JoyCat Magnetic Alphabet Maze Board, Montessori Learning Toys & Color Sorting Toys, Color Puzzles, ABC Alphabet Magnets Fine Motor Skills Toy for 3 4 5 Year Old Kids • Amazon Business $25.98 1 $25.98
Little Folk Visuals The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - Felt Learning Toy Set, Precut Felt Board Figures for Kids and Toddlers, 14 Piece Set and Story Guide • Amazon Business $24.94 1 $24.94
READY 2 LEARN Coconut Letters - Uppercase - Set of 52 - Natural, Hand Made Counters for Kids - Use for Crafts and Spelling Activities • Amazon Business $22.58 1 $22.58
WATINC 64Pcs Preschool Shapes Teaching Felt Board Story Set 3.5 Ft Colorful Montessori Teacher Aide Tangrams Storytelling Flannel Interactive Play Kit Wall Hanging Gift for Toddlers • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Your Yellow Yo-Yo: The Letter Y Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Apples and Apricots: The Letter A Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Duck's Days: The Letter D Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Elephant's Easter Eggs: The Letter E Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Is This A Fish?: The Letter F Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
This Hand: The Letter H Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Insects in My Ice-Cream: The Letter I Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When Do You Drink Juice?: The Letter J Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Cat in a Cup: The Letter C Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Like to Lick Lollipops: The Letter L Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Milk in My Mailbox: The Letter M Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Does A Nut Have A Nose?: The Letter N Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
One Octopus in the Olive Tree: The Letter O Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Penguin's Paper Plane: The Letter P Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Queen's Question: The Letter Q Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Rabbit's Rainbow in Rome: The Letter R Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Zero Zebras in the Zoo: The Letter Z Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Boy on a Bus: The Letter B Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Where is Kate's Key?: The Letter K Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Gorillas Like Gum: The Letter G Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Snake's Snacks: The Letter S Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Does A Tomato Have Teeth?: The Letter T Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Under My Umbrella: The Letter U Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Victoria's Violin: The Letter V Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Whale in the Water: The Letter W Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Fox Has A Box: The Letter X Book (AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$507.16

Vendor shipping charges

$1.50

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.40

Total project goal

$642.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$642.67

4 Donors

-$321.34

Donations toward project cost

-$273.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.20

match offer

-$321.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$273.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.20

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