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Mr. C. from Portland, ME is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Literacy Through Movement

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn letters and sight words through movement during PE class.

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My Students

Our school is a Title I school, meaning at least half of our students get free or reduced-price lunch. We have about 25% of our student body for whom English is a Second language. About 10% of those students are newcomers, who speak little, if no English.

Our youngest students often come to school without the basic literacy knowledge often found with 4- and 5-year-olds.

Because of this, we try to include literacy in all areas of instruction.

My Project

I would like to see my students increase their literacy skills through movement in PE class. Students will toss the giant dice and identify the letter. They then will skip or move in some way to the hula hoop with the corresponding letter. Once there, they will perform a catching/tossing task to meet the SHAPE PE standards associated with catching and throwing.

Who would think that students could increase their literacy during gym class?

At our elementary school we focus on threading literacy throughout all areas of the curriculum, including Physical Education. This activity can easily be adapted to meet the literacy needs of students in the upper grades, like sight word recognition and vocabulary development.

Mr. C. Amanda C Rowe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Portland, ME View local requests

More than a third 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

200 students impacted 22donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALL FOAM TECHNOSKIN MED BOUNCE 180MM - SPORTIME - SET OF 6 • School Specialty $83.35 4 $333.40
Alphabet Jumbo Dice, 30-Sided _ Set of 6 Identical Dice _ Bonus Purple Velveteen Drawstring Storage Pouch _ Bundled Items • Amazon Business $16.99 4 $67.96

Materials cost

$401.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.34

Sales tax

 $20.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$490.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.61

Total project goal

$577.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $577.40

20 Donors

-$533.00

Donations toward project cost

-$461.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.25

match offer

-$34.17

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.24

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 $0.00

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