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Mrs. Panzera from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Touching and Feeling the ABCs

Help me give my students tactile ways to learn their letters and sounds.

  • $438 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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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

My students are a blank slate. In Year One Kindergarten, I get many students that have never been to school before. It's my job to show them that school is awesome, learning is fun, and sitting at your desk all day is not what we do! We cover a lot of academics, along with social and emotional learning each day.

My school believes in "Kindergarten to College," which is a huge motivator for our families, most of whom live near the poverty line.

It is my privilege to begin their journey to success with hands-on learning and interactive lessons.

My Project

My class lays the groundwork for a child's entire educational career. It is my goal to give them a solid foundation that they an build upon each year. Part of that goal includes using many hands-on items to teach.

Learning through play helps my students internalize knowledge.

Using hands on activities, such as play dough (which doubles as a fine motor activity), magnet letters, and real objects to show letter sounds, keeps my students engaged and makes learning more meaningful.

Many of my students are being exposed to the alphabet for the very first time in my class. I want their experience to be fun, positive, and meaningful. These supplies will help me create the interactive environment I strive for and lessen the amount of worksheets we do in the classroom.

Mrs. Panzera O'Farrell Charter 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.

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San Diego, CA View local requests

More than 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

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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
LA278 - Uppercase Alphabet & Number Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
LC926 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LA532 - Lowercase Alphabet Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98

Materials cost

$308.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.62

Total project goal

$437.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $437.47

4 Donors

-$308.47

Donations toward project cost

-$262.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.27

Matching donations from our partners

-$129.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$109.65

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.35

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