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Ms. Olejniczak from Warren, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Read!

Help me give my students games and word activities to help build their basic reading skills and improve fluency, decoding, and overall reading comprehension skills in my classroom.

  • $360 goal

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Ms. Olejniczak has another project! Donate to Books for Middle School Enjoyment! to help her classroom.

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You can complete this project for $193.
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Help Ms. Olejniczak

Ms. Olejniczak has another project! Donate to Books for Middle School Enjoyment! to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $193.
2X

My Project

I am a special education teacher for students in grades 6th through 8th. I teach students ELA and reading. The pandemic and school shutdowns in 2020-2021 did not help our kids at all. Virtual education was not successful.

I now have many students in middle school who cannot read because they missed out on crucial lessons by being home.

Our kids cannot read and that is a necessity to being a successful working adult one day. I need to change this for my students. Please help us get the tools we need to run effective centers for reading in my classes.

The items requested today will be used in the learning centers in my room. I have recently started teaching Orton Gillingham reading strategies for decoding and fluency. These games and activities will help us continue to strengthen the learned skills through repetition and practice. We will be learning to read and have fun at the same time!

Ms. Olejniczak Chatterton Middle School Grades 6-8

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 Ms. Olejniczak

Warren, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Word Mapping Write & Wipe Boards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Roll & Write Word Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Touch & Read CVC Words Match - Phonics Reading Games for Beginning Readers, Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
HOT DOTS HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS SET • Teachers' School Supply $29.64 1 $29.64
Lakeshore CVC Words Giant Activity Dice • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
POP FOR SIGHTS WORDS SET OF 2 • Teachers' School Supply $22.68 1 $22.68
Hasbro Gaming Scrabble Board Game,Word Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up,Fun Family Game for 2-4 Players,The Classic Crossword Game • Amazon Business $20.92 1 $20.92
Scholastic Teaching Resources - Daily Word Ladders Grs 1-2 • Teachers' School Supply $19.51 1 $19.51
Sight Words Splat Gr 1-2 • Teachers' School Supply $13.52 1 $13.52
Lakeshore Splash! CVC Words Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
Aizweb CVC Word Builder,Phonics Games Flash Cards for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom,Montessori Special Education Reading Manipulative Spelling Toy for Learning Activity Teacher School Supplies • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$255.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.24

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.87

Total project goal

$359.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $359.15

2 Donors

-$264.43

Donations toward project cost

-$224.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.66

match offer

-$94.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.51

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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