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Mrs. Smith from Nashville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phonics is Fun-damental!

Help me give my students more practice with phonics to make them fluent readers! The flip books, rolling dice, and power pen quiz cards will give my students additional practice with difficult phonics letter combinations.

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My Students

My students are an energetic and curious bunch of kiddos! They come to school every day with smiles on their faces, eager to learn, despite some of the tough situations they come from. They are thrilled to learn and grow, every day, no matter what challenges they face in their home lives!

Our classroom is a community where the students can feel excited, included, safe, and successful!

Access to hands-on learning materials and books is necessary for their success and engagement in their learning. They are so appreciative of the opportunities that they have to grow as a community of learners together in our classroom!

My Project

Currently, a third of the students in my incoming First Grade class are reading below grade level. These students struggle to identify chunks or letters that combine to make one sound (like -ing, -tch, str-). They also struggle with long vowels and word families.

These students need more practice with these word families to begin identifying them and reading them faster to become fluent readers.

The phonics flip books will be an engaging way for students to have more at-bats with vowel teams and blends and digraphs that are a struggle for them. The quiz cards, pens, and batteries will give students immediate feedback on their work and progress toward mastering word family chunks to blend words together and become faster, smoother readers.

Mrs. Smith East End Preparatory School Grades PreK-2

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Nashville, TN View local requests

Half 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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BD530X - Power Pen!® - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $42.99 3 $128.97
TT302 - Phonics Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
EE417 - Word Family Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
BD581 - Power Pen!® Reading Comprehension Quiz Cards - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
BD582 - Power Pen!® Reading Comprehension Quiz Cards - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
BD546 - Blends & Digraphs Power Pen!® Quiz Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
BD545 - Word Families Power Pen!® Quiz Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
BD544 - Long Vowels Power Pen!® Quiz Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
AmazonBasics AAA 1.5 Volt Performance Alkaline Batteries - Pack of 36 • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74

Materials cost

$337.64

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.77

Total project goal

$438.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.47

1 Donor

-$44.00

Donations toward project cost

-$37.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.60

match offer

-$394.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$335.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.17

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