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Mr. Gitman from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Background Knowledge for Emerging Readers

My students need 8 sets of biographies and nonfiction texts in order to create background knowledge to further their literary progress.

  • $553 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

Preparing children for "REAL" reading! Informational texts to help students reach literary success!

It is not enough that children become proficient readers of fiction. Although it is satisfying and engaging, it fails to prepare children for the informational texts they read more frequently later in there schooling and life. Children need the opportunity to explore areas that might interest them, while simultaneously providing background knowledge to improve their reading, writing and thinking.

By providing more informational texts, my students will be more exposed which in turn will guide them more to read these books. Currently my classroom library consists of mostly fiction texts. My students will fall in love with reading and learn literary skills that are lacking in so many classrooms.

Our school is over 70% minority, where the students have very little life experience. Please help me to expose our students to informational texts.

Mr. Gitman PS 20 Port Richmond 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.

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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

28 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL724 - Level M Nonfiction Extra Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $31.00 1 $31.00
LL723 - Level L Nonfiction Extra Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $29.00 1 $29.00
LL722 - Level K Nonfiction Extra Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $31.00 1 $31.00
LL719 - Level I Nonfiction Extra Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $31.00 1 $31.00
LL721 - Level J Nonfiction Extra Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $28.00 1 $28.00
BG687 - Paperback Biographies - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
BG686 - Paperback Biographies - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
FB710X - Eyewitness Nonfiction Readers Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$398.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$453.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.44

Total project goal

$552.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.44

10 Donors

-$552.44

Donations toward project cost

-$453.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.44

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