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Ms. Calzada from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum: Fun Foundational Phonics for Everyone!

Help me give my students high quality foundational phonics materials to set them up for success as readers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Calzada's classroom raised $805

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

The science of teaching reading is a unique and exciting yet challenging task we face as teachers. It is quite literally the foundation that the rest of a child's learning builds upon. While oftentimes these foundational phonics skills are taught in the early elementary grades Pre-K to 2nd grade, we are finding that when not taught effectively we have students in upper grades who still need extra help and support. This is where having the right resources available to teach reading becomes critical to a child's success. Don't worry and have no fear, this is exactly why I have created this project to help build my students phonics and reading skills from the foundation up regardless of their grade level!

This project with resources from Lakeshore Learning has so many tools a teacher needs to set up beginning readers for reading success!

Through my experience over the years I have tried out different teaching resources and I continue on my mission to discover the best of the best that is out there to help support my students. In this project I have gathered great high quality resources I found from Lakeshore Learning to ramp up my phonics and reading instruction. The best part about it is that I can also use these materials to help support the growth of foundational language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing for my bilingual and newcomer students. With your help through a generous donation to this project I can help bring reading to life at my school!

Ms. Calzada Cardenas Elementary 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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Nearly all 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

300 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Phonics Skill-Building Book Sets - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
Lakeshore Match & Sort Language Quickies - K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Lakeshore Alphabet Mystery Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Lakeshore All About Letters Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Lakeshore Letter Recognition Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Giant Alphabet Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Touch & Read Write & Wipe Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Snap & Build CVC Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Write & Wipe Alphabet Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Learn the Alphabet! Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Word Building Puzzles - 3-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Lakeshore Alphabet Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$613.90

Vendor shipping charges

$30.70

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$683.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.67

Total project goal

$804.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$804.48

2 Donors

-$704.48

Donations toward project cost

-$598.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.67

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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