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Ms. Desimone from Staten Island, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sound It Out

Help me give my students the tools such as magentic sight words, CVC word strips, and CVC builder activity cardsthey need to be successful. Reading is key to be academically successful.

  • $167 goal

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My Project

My students in the early stage of learning to reading. Phonemic Awareness and Phonics are the foundation to becoming a readers.

Games and word building tools such as magnetic writing pages, CVC word strips, and CVC Builders Activity Cards are a fun way to practice the skills they learned that day.

Being able to identify the letter and sounds then blending them together to make a word using word building is a fun and easy way to practice their skills.

Having the correct letter formation is also important. So being able to model the correct way to write upper and lower letters is also essential.

Ms. Desimone PS 18 John G Whittier 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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF468 - Magnetic Sight-Word Sentence Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
PP580 - Giant Magnetic Early Writing Page • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Junior Learning CVC Word Strips Set of 24 • Amazon Business $19.73 1 $19.73
Junior Learning JL178 CVC Builders Activity Cards • Amazon Business $14.81 1 $14.81
UPlayToys Reading Cubes (5pcs New Version), Montessori Phonetic Blocks for The Beginning Reader Toddler 3 4 5 6 Year Old, Phonics Games for Kindergarten, CVC Words Builders, Small Size for Kids • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$109.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.91

Total project goal

$166.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $166.06

1 Donor

-$166.06

Donations toward project cost

-$141.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.91

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 $0.00

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