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Mrs. Mueller from Richmond, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Reading Tools for Virtual Learning

Help me give my students the tools that they will need to be able to practice important literacy skills at home. by providing us with Scholastic News, magnetic letters, and more.

  • $910 goal

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My Students

I have the most amazing students! We are a Title I school with students from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

One of the best things about first graders is that they love to learn!

Each year, my approximately 25 energetic and fun first-grade students' favorite memories include daily read alouds, literacy and math stations, STEM projects and experiments, singing, dancing, and a variety of different art and writing projects.

My district's current plan is to teach entirely virtually for at least the first semester. But this doesn't have to mean that the fun has to stop! I want my students to have and use a variety of hands-on manipulatives and tools that will mirror the activities that we would have used in the classroom. This is where you come in! Are you ready to help?

My Project

With at least a semester of virtual learning ahead of us, it is critical that my students have hands-on tools like magnetic letters and boards, sound boxes, and dry erase boards that they can touch and use. Scholastic magazines are always an important part of our home connection, but this year they will be one of the few opportunities that our students have to hold and not just view print. I am also asking for modeling clay which builds the hand muscles necessary for writing. Finally, I am requesting enough hand puppets for each child to be able to use as their at-home partner. We will use these puppets for our "turn and talks" to practice important conversation skills that will be more limited with virtual learning. The tote bags will be used to keep all of our literacy materials together and organized.

Virtual learning can still be fun, interactive, and very hands-on for our youngest learners.

These tools will help to make sure that we continue to provide opportunities for developing fine motor skills, play, and social-emotional learning. Thank you for helping to provide these important tools for my class!

Mrs. Mueller Westover Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA View local requests

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

25 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC357 Word Building Magnetic Letters Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 20 $199.80
Scholastic News®, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.95 20 $119.00
Flipside 2-Sided Magnetic Dry Erase Boards, Lined/Plain, 12 x 9 Inches, Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $56.99 2 $113.98
Melissa & Doug Safari Buddies Hand Puppets • Amazon Business $25.11 4 $100.44
Really Good Stuff EZread Sound Box Mats and Chips – Research-Based Resource – with 18 Dry Erase Mats and 60 Chips for up to 6 Students at a Time – Teach Students to Map Sound Patterns • Amazon Business $18.89 4 $75.56
Crayola Modeling Clay for Kids, Classpack, 24 Packs & 12 Colors • Amazon Business $49.66 1 $49.66
LC496 BestBuy Tote Bags Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
Science Spin®, Pre-K-1 (min. 5 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 20 $19.80

Materials cost

$718.22

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.88

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$772.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.39

Total project goal

$909.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $909.26

12 Donors

-$451.31

Donations toward project cost

-$388.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.00

match offer

-$452.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$384.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.53

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 $0.00

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