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

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Chicka Chicka Read Read!

My students need a cozy cushion for reading time, some take-home books to reinforce reading at home, a nursery rhyme chart, and a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree.

  • $391 goal

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My Students

Do you remember cuddling up with a good book as a kid? Well you can help my pre-k students do just that at home and at school!

I teach pre-kindergarten in a high need area in New York.

This September will be the first time my class of three and four years old will be attending school. I want to give them a comfortable and joyous experience, in order to foster a love of reading and learning in them.

My Project

The materials I am requesting will help my very young learners develop a love of reading both at home and school. The cozy cushion will help my students get comfortable as they cuddle up with a good book. At this young age my students love to look at the pictures in stories we have read and retell them with their friends. This cushion will give them a comfortable place to read together. The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Tree will help children retell the famous story, in a playful way, making learning fun. The take-home bags and books will allow parents to extend learning at home and will foster a bond between parent and child as they enjoy stories together. The home-school connection is also very important in a child's success at school. Reading with their children is the most important thing parents can do to ensure school success. So, these materials will help parents get a good start working with their children at home.

You can help my students' first year in school be an inviting and joyous one by providing these materials, which will allow them to read comfortably in school and continue their learning at home.

You will help foster for them a love of reading and learning and lay the foundation for success for the rest of their school careers.

Ms. Zara PS 158 Warwick Grades PreK-2

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

18 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cozy Lounger - Solid Blue (45" diameter) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $93.46 1 $93.46
BOOK FIRST LITTLE READERS: GUIDED READING LEVEL A • School Specialty $66.49 1 $66.49
LA645 - Activity Tree for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Small Clear Take Home Backback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $5.91 5 $29.55
Back to Back Learning Kit - Fabulous 5 Senses • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.46 1 $25.46
Back to Back Learning Kit - Patterns • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.46 1 $25.46
FLIPCHART NURSERY RHYME • School Specialty $18.95 1 $18.95

Materials cost

$289.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.54

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$332.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.63

Total project goal

$390.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $390.87

8 Donors

-$336.46

Donations toward project cost

-$289.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.72

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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