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

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A Classroom That's Just Their Size!

Help me give my students a fully-stocked classroom that meets their developmental needs!

  • $2,291 goal

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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 school was originally created by a group of parents unhappy with the public school options in their neighborhood. We strive to maintain a racial, ethnic, and economic mix because we believe that integration and equal access benefit everyone. It is now part of a diversity pilot project in NYC and remains committed to making progressive education accessible to all.

This year, I will be teaching first grade for the first time.

My 24 first-graders are a unique cohort because many of them have not been in a school building for the last year and a half. They will be learning the ABCs at the same time they are learning how to be in school. All the kids returning to classrooms this fall will present with a wide range of developmental needs, and I want my classroom to be flexible enough to meet them where they're at!

My Project

For the past ten years, I have been teaching older elementary-school students. That means a decade spent collecting and purchasing books, supplies, and furniture for a room full of larger, older children. Now I'm making a big, exciting switch and will be teaching 5- 6- and 7-year olds in first grade! I need help quick-stocking a classroom that will make them excited to come to school each day.

For the kids, first grade means shared reading from Big Books, tempera painting at easels, playing pretend during Choice Time, sitting in a big circle for Morning Meeting, building in a large block area.

For their teacher, first grade means I need some basic supplies! For example, some of the tables I have are too big for first-grade bodies, and result in wasted space in my small room; I want to replace them with smaller round tables so we have enough room for all the areas of the classroom. I need a small, low easel I can tuck into our meeting area for daily morning messages. We also need table-top easels so that 4 children will be able to paint with tempera each day during choice time. And in the block area, I need the large-size (expensive!) hollow blocks which first-graders love to carry around and use for building big.

Ms. Berenblum The Brooklyn New School at PS 146 Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

24 students impacted 32donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hollow Block Set - 40 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $719.96 1 $719.96
Laminate 36" Round Table with 15" - 24" Adjustable Legs • Kaplan Early Learning Company $194.36 2 $388.72
50418-1001 - Jonti-Craft Childrens Tabletop Easel • Blick Art Materials $108.99 2 $217.98
Colorful Wooden Rainbow Arches and Tunnels - Set of 12 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $116.96 1 $116.96
Staples Presentation Flip Chart Easel, White Steel (28217US/50445US) • Staples $98.87 1 $98.87
Feels-Write Uppercase Letter Stones • Kaplan Early Learning Company $77.36 1 $77.36
Feels-Write Lowercase Letter Stones • Kaplan Early Learning Company $67.46 1 $67.46
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25" x 30", Yellow Paper with Lines, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pads/Pack (561) • Staples $66.99 1 $66.99
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25" x 30", White, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pads/Pack (559) • Staples $51.21 1 $51.21
LEGO(r) Classic Bricks and Wheels 11014 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $47.66 1 $47.66
Block Labels - 85 Dark Brown, Adhesive, Precut Labels • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.96 1 $17.96

Materials cost

$1,871.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,947.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$343.62

Total project goal

$2,290.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,290.82

31 Donors

-$2,264.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,947.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$316.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.82

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