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Ms. O'Neil-Dunne from Durham, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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R Is for Reading!

Help me give my students these alphabet sounds teaching tubs to bring alphabet sounds to life!

  • $240 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

This will be my ninth year as a classroom teacher! I have spent the past almost-decade in grades K-2, and am happily settled with my favorite age group – first graders. I am passionate about teaching these 6- and 7-year-olds who are so intelligent, curious, and full of possibility.

During the pandemic I have been teaching on Zoom and making videos.

The students love seeing physical materials to bring their learning to life.

My Project

When the school year begins, whether we are in person or over Zoom, we will start small group reading instruction. To me, this is the most important part of our academic time together. At the beginning of the year, I will be getting to know my new set of first-graders as people and readers.

With these tubs, we can use physical objects to begin our discussion of initial sounds through play and conversation.

For example, in the "R" tub there is a tiny plastic rainbow, a small rose, and more! We can then play games, sort them, and create stories about them as students demonstrate understanding of the sounds.

Ms. O'Neil-Dunne Merrick - Moore Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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. O'Neil-Dunne

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC856 Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00

Materials cost

$159.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$203.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.96

Total project goal

$239.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $239.74

3 Donors

-$239.74

Donations toward project cost

-$203.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.96

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 $0.00

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