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Ms. Lubinsky from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Big Books For Little Learners!

My students need BIG BOOKS to learn about the concepts of print which include: reading from left to right, identifying upper and lower case letters and punctuation.

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My Students

We are a new preschool, in our second year serving approximately fifty 4-year olds. The beautiful, young students in my class are from a diverse, urban community in the Bronx, NYC. The majority of our families are of Dominican, Mexican, and Puerto Rican Heritage.

75% of our students qualify for free lunch and 100% are bright, curious and eager to learn!

School is a new experience for most of the children. I never tire of seeing the wonder on their faces when they are introduced to something--a book, a poem, a pastel crayon--that they have not experienced before. As a teacher, I want to expose them to as many new things as I possibly can in the short time that they are with me.

My Project

When children are learning about the way reading works, teachers and parents often focus on the most important letters to the child--the letters in his own name.

Oh look!

There's a capital A, just like the first letter of your name Aydan! In addition, we point out other clues that help children to become readers. Some examples: a period means we should stop reading for a moment. Letters make up words and words make sentences. We begin on the left side of the page and move to the right, when we read English.

In education, we refer to this as "concepts of print". They are the fundamentals of reading. When we read Big Books to children, two things happen. Children are immediately curious about the book in the same way that we as adults are drawn to look at posters. The "bigness" captures our attention. The other thing that happens is that all of the children in a large group read-aloud are able to clearly see the concepts illustrated, not just the children sitting closest to the teacher. It is difficult for the child sitting far back in the group to see a period at the end of a sentence in a standard size book.

Big books are a wonderful tool for teaching pre-readers about letter recognition, punctuation, and directionality. And who doesn't love seeing the letters of their name in a 72-point font? Big books, big joy!

Ms. Lubinsky Rose Hill Pre-K Center - Broadway Avenue 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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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classic Tales Big Book Set (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $135.11 1 $135.11
Who Wears Shoes? Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.30 1 $32.30
Sort it Out Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.30 1 $32.30
Mouse Paint - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.94 1 $22.94
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.94 1 $22.94
Silly Sally - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
One Duck Stuck - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
Up, Down, and Around - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
Freight Train (Big Book) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
Owl Babies - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
From Head to Toe - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
My Five Senses - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
It Looked Like Spilt Milk - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.24 1 $21.24
Extra Large Big Book Bags (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.36 1 $20.36
Five Little Ducks Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$454.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.71

Total project goal

$578.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.06

3 Donors

-$508.06

Donations toward project cost

-$431.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.21

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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