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Versatile Learning With VersaTiles!

Help me give my students a class set of VersaTiles to improve their literacy skills while having fun!

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My Students

We are a Title I school in an urban area of Los Angeles. More than 85 percent of the students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. The students come to school every day ready to learn and appreciate the resources we are able to provide, but those resources that the school can supply are fewer and fewer each year as the budget shrinks.

My class of curious fourth graders is packed with motivated learners who want to know more about the world around them.

They like to ask questions and love getting detailed answers as they explore their environment. Finding the materials to use for hands-on exploration, however, can be a challenge.

My Project

VersaTiles will help my students build their literacy proficiency in a challenging and rewarding way. This program provides an engaging, screen-free alternative to traditional skills practice such as worksheets. Students have fun answering questions while building a puzzle, and then self-checking their answers for immediate feedback.

Using games and puzzles to reinforce important vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills allows even the most reluctant readers and writers to improve their language abilities.

The VersaTiles will be a beneficial and motivating activity for students who finish work early. They will also be useful in small groups for differentiated instruction. By the very nature of the VersaTiles, students will be able to work at their own level and feel successful when they check their answers.

Ms. Brubaker Toland Way Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind VersaTiles Literacy Classroom Set, an Independent Self-Checking & Skill Practicing System (Grade 4), Aligned to State and National Standards • Amazon Business $259.95 1 $259.95

Materials cost

$259.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$317.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.05

Total project goal

$373.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $373.69

2 Donors

-$187.00

Donations toward project cost

-$158.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.05

match offer

-$186.69

Match offer toward project cost

-$158.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.00

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 $0.00

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