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

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Breaking Down Language Barriers in Brooklyn

My students need literacy supplies that are hands-on, interactive, and visual. Phonics and spelling games, sight-word activities, and pocket charts are necessary tools to engage and support ELL students.

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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.

My Students

As a first grade ESL teacher in Brooklyn, I work with a diverse, fun, and inspiring group of learners.

Every day that my students walk into the classroom, they are prepared not only to practice math, learn how to read, and work on their writing, but also to improve their English language.

Most of my students are English language learners and many of them are new to the US. In my classroom you may hear students speaking Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Arabic. I work in a Title I school in which 90% of our students receive free or reduced price lunch, meaning their family income is below the poverty line. In order to support their learning in both academics and English, my students require hands-on and visual materials.

My Project

English language learners require literacy instruction that is interactive, engaging, and scaffolded. The materials I am requesting will directly benefit my students' language and literacy development. For students with no prior literacy concepts, pocket charts are useful to teach vocabulary, sentence structure, and how to read from left to right. Phonics cubes, legos, sight word activities, and spelling games are tools that will facilitate students' learning in an engaging and fun way while promoting authentic use of the English language through speaking and listening. For struggling students, Wiki sticks and word-building centers are materials that make differentiation more meaningful. To ensure that the materials are used for future classes as well, proper storage bins are also needed.

Your donations will not only support the literacy development of high needs students, but help first graders acquire the academic and social language they need to be successful for years to come.

My students are ready to learn English, they just need a little help!

Ms. Hill PS 503 the School of Discovery Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BX708BU - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 6 $53.94
TT682 - Learning Sight-Words Activity Chest • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GG963VT - Help-Yourself Book Box - Each - Purple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 6 $41.94
RR738 - Look What I Can Do! Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
CVC Spelling Board Games • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 • Amazon Business $28.97 1 $28.97
LK297BU - Heavy-Duty Pocket Chart - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
Unifix(r) CVC Cubes • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.96 1 $16.96
Rainbow Wikki Stix Party Pak - 3 Pack • Amazon Business $12.15 1 $12.15

Materials cost

$286.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.64

Total project goal

$377.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $377.58

11 Donors

-$332.58

Donations toward project cost

-$282.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.89

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

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 $0.00

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