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Ms. Gandara from Haleiwa, HI is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listening, Learning, Loving

My students need 4 individual CD players to have more choice during Literacy Centers.

  • $221 goal

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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 Students

Do you love listening to wonderful stories and disappearing into a good book? My students love our Listening Center that we just received. They like to choose the stories and read along, especially my reluctant readers and my second language learners.

My students come from all walks of life and all parts of the world.

Our school is in a rural community in Hawaii. Many of my students speak different languages in the home and often don't hear the correct use of grammar. Although we learn from each other in class, my students need lots of practice with language.

My Project

My students love our new Listening Center! Many have expressed how fun it is to just listen to the story. What I am finding is that my students need more choice during this time and there are not enough resources for 4 students at our center. We have one CD player and all the students listen to the same story. However many of our stories on CD only have one book to go with it and it is difficult/expensive to buy 4 copies of each book. Having individual CD players will allow my students to take a CD and choose a book on their own. They can also move around the room and find a quiet spot to listen instead of staying at one table hooked up to one CD player.

By having individual CD players the students will have more choice and can focus on the story they are reading.

Giving personal choice dramatically increases on task activity and engages learning.

Ms. Gandara Sunset Beach Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Haleiwa, HI View local requests 22 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF335X - Student CD Player - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$149.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$6.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$187.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.14

Total project goal

$220.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$220.94

4 Donors

-$160.94

Donations toward project cost

-$136.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.14

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

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$0.00

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