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Ms. Detrano from San Pedro, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Vocabulary in Mini Worlds

Help me give my students hands-on, engaging materials to learn vocabulary and practice clearly expressing themselves. My students are fascinated with miniature objects representing their world, such as people figurines and doll house items.

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My Students

I am a speech therapist working in south Los Angeles with young students, mostly age preschool and Kindergarten. My students are fun-loving and curious, working hard to express their thoughts and emotions. We work in small groups on early vocabulary and asking for what they want and need, as well as practicing their sounds so they can be understood by teachers and peers. My students have a variety of disabilities and many also struggle with identifying feelings and understanding others' perspectives. My students are fascinated with miniature objects representing their world, such as people figurines and doll house items. I would like to get more hands-on, engaging materials to increase their involvement and motivation while working on their goals.

My Project

My students and I work in small groups on early vocabulary and asking for what students want and need, as well as practicing their sounds so they can be understood by teachers and peers. My students have a variety of disabilities and many also struggle with identifying feelings and understanding others' perspectives.

My students are fascinated with miniature objects representing their world, such as people figurines and doll house items.

With these objects, we can create scenes to practice skills like prepositions (the frog is behind the tire) and describing (I want to put the big red chair by the small green frog). We can also practice speaking clearly with sounds that are hard for them to say, for example using three miniature items that start with S and pulling them out of a tub of dried rice while we say the words. To work on emotions, we can put the people figurines in different situations and talk about how they might feel and what they might do next. The possibilities are endless!

Ms. Detrano Leland Street Elementary Global Awareness Magnet Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
AA411 - Beginning Sounds Phonemic Awareness Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RR653 - Lakeshore Community Block Play People • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP949 - Positional Words Resource Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RR759 - Lakeshore Block Play People with Differing Abilities • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE927 - Comparing Sizes Activity Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE928 - What Goes Together? Activity Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$378.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$449.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.29

Total project goal

$528.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.58

3 Donors

-$264.29

Donations toward project cost

-$224.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.64

match offer

-$264.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$224.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.64

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 $0.00

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