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Ms. Pilipczak from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Library of Learners

My students need new books for their classroom library to practice different skills and strategies needed to become life-long readers as well as allow them to read for enjoyment.

  • $626 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

As teachers in a low-income school district, our students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Although they face many challenges daily, my co-teacher and I are looking to provide our students with inspired and meaningful learning experiences. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Our class serves students with a range of disabilities: emotional disturbance, autism spectrum disorder and specific learning disabilities. We also have a large population of English Language Learners. This, however, does not slow them down.

Our students are full of energy and eager to learn.

We are hopeful to motivate all of our learners to continue on a path toward academic success. Our students have a ton of energy, they like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention.

My Project

We want to spark our children’s interest and enthusiasm about reading. We need books that catch their attention, captivate their imaginations and make them want to keep on reading! By providing our children access to a rich classroom library, we can encourage greater amounts of reading and more diverse reading experiences, which will help them to attain greater levels of reading achievement.

Books are the backbone to our teaching.

Much of what happens in our classroom is sparked by a great story or non-fiction text. We read to our children multiple times in a regular school day in which they are required to interact with the books through comprehension, writing like the author and for enjoyment. We incorporate diverse trade books into their reading curriculum, introducing them to the wide range of genres, authors, and topics.

We are trying to build an adequate collection of fiction and non-fiction books at different levels to accommodate the many interests and abilities of our students. By having an up-to-date classroom library with books for our children learning to read will provide them with access to meaningful and personally interesting topics and stories. A new classroom library that supports our children's daily independent and having the proper reading levels of our students will help us match our students to texts and they will be able to be read with success and therefore our students will grow as readers. Research shows that classroom libraries help students attain reading achievement. We want to provide the best opportunity for our beginning readers!

Ms. Pilipczak PS 146 Ann M Short 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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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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kindergarten High Interest, Low-Readability (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $46.03 1 $46.03
Series Sampler - Elephant and Piggie (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $37.38 1 $37.38
We Need Trees • AKJ Education $5.80 6 $34.80
Sammy • AKJ Education $5.80 6 $34.80
Favorite Author Study - Paul Galdone (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $32.79 1 $32.79
A Rainbow of My Own • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Harry and the Horse • AKJ Education $5.07 6 $30.42
My Dog Fuzzy • AKJ Education $4.38 6 $26.28
Sal Sleeps In • AKJ Education $4.31 6 $25.86
The Sounds Around Us • AKJ Education $3.76 6 $22.56
My Five Senses • AKJ Education $3.76 6 $22.56
Above and Below • AKJ Education $3.64 6 $21.84
Cows and Calves • AKJ Education $3.64 6 $21.84
When I Grow Up • AKJ Education $3.64 6 $21.84
Bugs! • AKJ Education $3.61 6 $21.66
See How It Grows • AKJ Education $2.91 6 $17.46
Who Lives Here? • AKJ Education $2.55 6 $15.30
Little Red Hen Makes Soup • AKJ Education $2.55 6 $15.30
All Through The Week With Cat And Dog • AKJ Education $2.55 6 $15.30

Materials cost

$494.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$532.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.89

Total project goal

$625.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $625.93

4 Donors

-$312.96

Donations toward project cost

-$266.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.94

match offer

-$312.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$266.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.94

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 $0.00

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