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

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Calm Sensory Reading Corner

Help me give my students a calming corner and books to read to help them stay regulated.

  • $1,067 goal

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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 Project

I want to gift a calm reading corner to my students. The seat and hands-on manipulatives will make the corner comfortable and inviting to aid in emotional regulation, and encourage my students to engaged in reading at the level they are most comfortable

The purpose of a calming corner is for students to briefly get away from a frustrating task or over-stimulating activity to de-escalate, while also engaging in reading books with characters that they like.

When students are in the calming corner space, the goal is to give the student “time away” so that the behavior does not escalate any further. A calming corner is a positive place that rewards students for noticing that they are feeling out of control and using strategies to calm themselves so that learning can occur.

Ms. Velazquez PS 36K Grades 6-8

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

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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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

12 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carson Dellosa 15" x 19" Blue and Red Chairback Buddy Pocket Chart, Classroom Chair Pockets, Seat Sacks for Classroom Chair with 6 Pockets and Student Name Tag, Classroom Chair Organizer • Amazon Business $7.94 12 $95.28
KingCamp Hammock Camping Chair Folding Rocking Chair Heavy Duty Portable Swing Recliner Chair with Pillow for Outdoor Lawn Backyard Picnic, Green • Amazon Business $85.97 1 $85.97
KingCamp Hammock Camping Chair Folding Rocking Chair Heavy Duty Portable Swing Recliner Chair with Pillow for Outdoor Lawn Backyard Picnic, Green • Amazon Business $85.97 1 $85.97
BE331 - Best-Buy Bins - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 3 $44.97
Kinetic Sand, 6lbs Bucket with 3 Colors of All-Natural and 3 Tools, Play Sand Sensory Toys for Kids Ages 3 and up • Amazon Business $41.41 1 $41.41
Fly Guy Presents Collection 7 Book Set • Amazon Business $38.98 1 $38.98
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Starter Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
Childrens Learn to Read Books Lot 60 - First Grade Set + Reading Strategies NEW Buyer's Choice • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Laugh-A-Lot Phonics: Short Vowels (Parent Pack): 12 Engaging Books That Teach Key Decoding Skills to Help New Readers Soar • Amazon Business $21.59 1 $21.59
Bad Kitty's Very Bad Boxed Set (#1): Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty vs the Babysitter - with Free Poster! (Bad Kitty, 1) • Amazon Business $20.97 1 $20.97
Full Length Wall Mirror Tiles,Glassless Mirror for Kids,Acrylic-12''x12''x4PCS,Unbreakable Frameless Mirror Wall Stickers,Home Gym Mirror for Bedroom,Living Room,Door (11.8'' x 11.8'' x 0.07'' - 4PCS) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Parent Pack Level A: Teaches 25 key Sight Words to Help Your Child Soar as a Reader! • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Bob Books Set 3- Word Families • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Year We Learned to Fly • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Bob Books - Set 1: Beginning Readers Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read) • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers (Learn to Count Books, Numbers Books for Kids, Preschool Numbers Book) (A Latino Book of Concepts) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
World of Eric Carle, Around the Farm 30-Button Animal Sound Book - Great for First Words - PI Kids • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Diversity Bulletin Board Decoration Set Diverse Students Borders Cutouts for Party School Classroom Door Welcome Bulletin Board Craft Home Wall(Our Diversity is Our Strength) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Very Busy Spider • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger: Social Emotional Book for Kids about Diversity and Kindness (Children’s Book for Boys and Girls) (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Things Kids Should Know About Black History: Educational Children's book For Black History Month (Holiday Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.40 1 $10.40
Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
31 Pcs Bulletin Board Decoration Set Classroom Decorations Diverse Children Borders Cutouts for Party School Student Teacher (Our Strength is Our Diversity) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
National Geographic Readers: Elephants • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Hair Love • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Pinkalicious 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Giving Tree • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
The Mixed-Up Chameleon Board Book • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Dog Man Unleashed: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (2) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Giraffes Can't Dance • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
Pete the Cat: 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories: Includes 12 Groovy Stories! • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48
A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $5.22 1 $5.22
National Geographic Readers: Bears • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Dolphins • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
National Geographic Readers: Sea Otters • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$859.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$906.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$160.01

Total project goal

$1,066.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,066.74

1 Donor

-$453.37

Donations toward project cost

-$453.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$533.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$453.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$80.01

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 $0.00

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