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Mrs. Ihm from Oakley, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Foundations for a Lifetime of Reading

Help me give my students the gift of reading by providing decodable books and phonics tools rooted in the Science of Reading, so every child has the chance to become a confident, successful reader.

  • 11 donors
  • $781 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I love my students’ curiosity, resilience, and the joy they bring to learning every day. Each of them has a unique spark, and watching their eyes light up when they unlock a new word or finally read a sentence on their own is truly magical. They work so hard and deserve every opportunity to grow into confident readers.

These decodable readers and phonics tools will give my students the targeted support they need to master the building blocks of reading.

Rooted in the Science of Reading, these materials will help them connect sounds to letters, build fluency, and gain the confidence they need to tackle more complex texts. Most importantly, they’ll begin to see themselves as real readers—and that belief can change everything.

Mrs. Ihm Oakley Elementary School 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.

More about Mrs. Ihm

Oakley, CA 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

25 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Guided Reading Leveled Book Sets - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
Lakeshore Phonics Skill-Building Book Sets - Complete Library for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
Lakeshore Phonics Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore Word Family Flip Books - Phonics Reading Games for Beginning Readers, Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Lakeshore Short Vowels Skill-Building Book Set for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$547.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.40

Sales tax

 $50.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$663.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.13

Total project goal

$780.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $780.86

9 Donors

-$600.56

Donations toward project cost

-$514.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.58

match offer

-$175.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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 $0.00

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