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

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Book That Kindergarten Kids Love

Help me give my students books to become strong readers and start a life long love of books.

  • $288 goal

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My Students

My school is located in Brooklyn, New York. Even though the school is located in an urban setting, it has a small, close-knit community feel.

Children here come from many different countries, speak different languages, and practice different religions.

Although they come from many different backgrounds, they are all encouraged to come together as a learning community in which everyone supports each other. Students learn to be self-directed in their learning by choosing the books that they want to read, choosing the topics that they want to write about, and choosing the math game they want to play with their partner for the day.

My Project

Do you remember reading books like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" as a child? Children love to listen to these books. Unfortunately, there are not enough copies of the best books for all the children who want them. With extra copies, children can practice reading the books on their own. They can take them home to their families to be read to at home.

Repeated exposure to these old favorites will help my students acquire the critical early literacy skills they will need to build a foundation as life-long readers.

Every time they re-read best loved books with a family member, they practice skills such as using their story telling voice and attending to pictures.

Ms. Vanderpuije PS 295 the Studio School of Art & Culture Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? My First Reader • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
I Like Me! • AKJ Education $5.10 7 $35.70
My Bug Box • AKJ Education $4.38 8 $35.04
GROCERY SHOPPING • AKJ Education $5.80 5 $29.00
I Went Walking • AKJ Education $5.07 5 $25.35
Peanut Butter and Jelly A Play Rhyme • AKJ Education $5.83 4 $23.32
It Looked Like Spilt Milk • AKJ Education $5.83 4 $23.32

Materials cost

$211.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$244.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.10

Total project goal

$287.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $287.36

1 Donor

-$287.36

Donations toward project cost

-$244.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.10

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 $0.00

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