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

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CD Boombox and CDs Needed

My students need a CD boom box, headphones and various educational music CDs.

  • $263 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 a first grade public school teacher in a low income/high need community, I try to expose my first grade students to all facets of learning in order to help them meet their potential and enjoy their learning experience.

I have a group of ambitious and eager public school students, who love to read, write, and solve math problems.

They are beginning to put together sounds, identify word families, distinguish between long and short vowel words, and write their own stories during writing workshop, word study, and reading workshop. They are also beginning to learn how to add and subtract numbers and solve complicated word problems.

My Project

I am requesting a new CD boombox, headphones, and various educational CDs. My old CD boombox just broke and I would like to incorporate additional educational music during reading, word study, and math. I use the CD player to play music that accompanies various word study poems during shared reading and classical music during writing workshop. I also play math oriented songs (like the doubles addition song) as a warm up before math workshop. The music helps to reinforce the skills that my students are learning in class, as well as help them concentrate on their stories during writing workshop. The music can also help my students, who learn best through auditory means. By hearing the word study songs, my students will be able to improve their reading skills, word study skills, and even their writing skills and become better readers and writers. By hearing the math songs, my students will be able to improve some of their math skills.

With you help, you will make it possible for my students to improve their reading skills, word study skills, and math skills by enabling them to reinforce lessons learned in class through various words study songs and math related songs.

Ms. Chertok PS 250 George Lindsay 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 three‑quarters 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
DD210 - Multipurpose Headphones with Volume Control - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 5 $49.95
Memorex - Portable CD/CD-R/RW Boombox with AM/FM Radio - Black • Best Buy for Business $34.29 1 $34.29
FLIP CHART AND CD WORD FAMILY SING ALONG • School Specialty $24.69 1 $24.69
CD MUSIC TOTALLY MATH • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
CD MUSIC SING TO LEARN • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
Tripp Lite audio splitter - 1 ft • Best Buy for Business $8.43 2 $16.86
CD MOVING TO MATH • School Specialty $16.81 1 $16.81

Materials cost

$180.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.40

Total project goal

$262.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $262.69

1 Donor

-$262.69

Donations toward project cost

-$223.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.40

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