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

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Community Service Project to Make Adapted Books

Help me give my students materials to participate in making adapted books for a community service project.

  • $266 goal

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Ms. Velazquez has another project! Donate to Differentiated Reading Comprehension and Reading Responses to help her classroom.

$305 - complete this project and be a hero

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

My students are diagnosed with intellectual disability and autism. They learn and respond positively to curriculum that is visual, kinesthetic and allows them to practice their skills repeatedly. They have difficulties learning in traditional ways but they feel proud when they are able to help others.

My students want to help make adapted books for students who need visual, tactile and sensory supports to engage with books.

Students in our school have a very difficult time accessing the content in books. A laminator will help make books more durable and my students with teacher support with learn to use a laminator, a hole punch and glue to create adapted books. Velcro pieces with help make the books accessible to the curriculum. These students are non-verbal and do not engage with materials, books, technology or toys in the typical ways. By getting a laminator the students will be able to make books to individualize to each students educational needs and this will also make them more durable so that they can be used for a long time. We will help them access all of the content they need to learn.

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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Velazquez

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

8 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Thermal Laminator 12.3 Width White (TL1306) • Staples $148.68 1 $148.68
Nuova Premium Thermal Laminating Pouches, 9" x 11.5"/Letter Size/3 mil, 200 Pack (LP200H) • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
FabricLA Acrylic Felt Fabric - 72" Inch Wide & 1.6mm Thick Non-Stiff Felt Fabric by The Yard - Use Soft Felt Roll for Crafts, Sewing, Cushion, and Padding, DIY Arts & Crafts (1 Yard, Black) • Amazon Business $17.90 1 $17.90
Swingline 1 Hole Punch, Hole Puncher, Low Force, 20 Sheet Punch Capacity, Plier, Black (74017) • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59

Materials cost

$193.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$226.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.89

Total project goal

$265.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $265.93

3 Donors

-$207.11

Donations toward project cost

-$183.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.57

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

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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