This week, we’re helping a South Carolina elementary teacher get books to help her class with phonics, and a Mississippi high school teacher get lab materials about how plants grow. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by sharing or supporting our featured projects.
The Inoculation Project is an ongoing, volunteer effort to crowdfund science, math, and literacy projects for public schools in low-income neighborhoods. As always, our conduit is DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that facilitates tax-deductible donations to specific, vetted projects in public schools.
We did so well last week, we have two new projects today! And this first one is a short-termer, so we’re hoping to create enough activity that other donors notice it.
Mrs. Fiorillo’s South Carolina students need some extra help with phonics, so she’s hoping to get a collection of “decodable books” and related materials.
PROJECT #1
Resources: Help me give my students more resources in the area of phonics to help them succeed.
Economic need: An Equity Focus School; nearly all students from low‑income households.
Location: Ridgeland Elementary School, Ridgeland, South Carolina
Total: $476.22
Still Needed: $140.93 Completed, thank you!!! Please consider project #2 below.
Project description by Mrs. Fiorillo: Phonics is the building block of my students' success. They need to understand letters, letter sounds to make the connection for reading.
Reading also plays an important role in math as well.
These decodable books will help my students take their sound knowledge and decode words so they can read more. It is important to get books in the hands of my students that can lead to them feeling successful with reading. The workbooks also would give my students opportunities to practice these skills in a different manner. We thank you for your time and generous donations in advance.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
An Australian teacher explains a bit about what is meant by “decodable reader”.
Ms. Hatfield teaches chemistry in a Jackson, Mississippi high school. Her idea is, in the course of learning how different substances affect plant growth, her students can become aware of some possible career paths they haven’t heard of before.
PROJECT #2
Resources: Help me give my students an opportunity to explore the world of science and agriculture!
Economic need: An Equity Focus School; nearly all students from low‑income households.
Location: William B Murrah High School, Jackson, Mississippi
Total: $487.22
Still Needed: $387.22 $91.45
Project description by Ms. Hatfield: My students would be able to use these items to practice growing plants and explore the science behind it. I would like for my students to understand that there are many careers that could arise from tasks that they have never thought of. These careers could include soil testing and even tree marking or measuring.
These labs and experiments will be completed in their Chemistry class and students will be able to explore the properties of elements on the periodic table and how they affect plant growth.
My students are optimistic and they yearn to learn as much as they can to be successful.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
SciShow Kids explains how plants can grow without soil.
To my surprise, both our projects from last week were completed! Many thanks to our readers — you help not just with the amount you donate, but by creating activity on our projects that attracts other donors!
Project #1, Hooray for Chapter Books!: Mrs. Villarreal wanted her elementary school in a Texas border town students to be able to read more books in the various book series they can’t get enough of!
She writes: Thank you for your help. My students this year have truly fell in love with reading. I currently have 5 students who’ve read over a million words. 1 student who’s read over two million and 4 others who should reach a million by next month. With all your help my students have books they enjoy right in our classroom with no need to go to the school library. This saves them time and the chance to have available the next book they want to read. I truly appreciate your generosity. Once again, thank you!!
Project #2, Help Give Students in Rural Alaska More Science Lab Materials!: Ms. Boone teaches high-school grades in a small fishing village with a population that’s heavily Alaskan Native. She needed a large assortment of hands-on lab materials for all the science topics she needs to cover.
She writes: Thank you so much for donating to my project! My students and I are so excited to implement the new materials in my classroom. This will provide great hands on and experiential lessons for students. Your donation is greatly appreciated by 45 amazing students in rural Alaska! Thanks again for your donation!
| DonorsChoose has developed the designation Equity Focus Schools to describe some schools that submit projects. They meet two criteria: at least 50% of students are Black, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, or multiracial, and at least 50% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, the standard measure for school economic need. You can read more at the link about their efforts to address the longstanding inequity in education. |
Founded in 2009, The Inoculation Project seeks to fund science, math, and literacy projects in public school classrooms and libraries. Our conduit is DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding charity founded in 2000 and highly rated by both Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau.
Every Sunday, we focus on helping to fund projects in neighborhood public schools where the overwhelming majority of students come from low-income households. We welcome everyone who supports public school education — no money is required!
Finally, here’s our list of successfully funded projects — our series total is 1089! The success-list diary also contains links and additional information about DonorsChoose.
