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Ms. Telson from Washington, DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials to Make Reading Fun

My students need literacy materials to aid in their reading skills development.

  • $401 goal

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My Students

I work at an all girls, Title I school in SE, DC. At our school, we strive at all times to be excellent. These girls never let me down.

At just 4 and 5 years old, my students manage to make me laugh, smile and beam with pride every single day.

We are about to start a new school year, and I would love for these girls to come in with exposure to a wide variety of texts to hit the ground running.

My Project

At this point in the year, my students have shown so much growth, and now I know they are really ready to start reading. I've seen them learn so much already but I know there's a lot of work left to be done.

These materials will help my students gear up to do the hard work of learning to read.

The letter sound tubs will help my struggling students learn all of their letter sounds by playing games and exploring new toys. The word family flip charts will help my students who know their letter sounds start to make sense of reading words on their own. And the CD player will bring familiar books to life for all of my students.

These materials will help set my students up for a successful transition to kindergarten and will lay the foundation for a life long love of reading.

Ms. Telson Excel Academy Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
JJ665 - Portable CD Player • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
LA627 - Teaching Tubs Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE709 - Change-A-Sound Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$288.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.11

Total project goal

$400.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.75

5 Donors

-$400.75

Donations toward project cost

-$340.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.11

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 $0.00

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