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

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Coping through Cuddling and Communicating

My students need teddy bears to help them feel safe in school and help them cope with their emotions.

  • $231 goal

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My Students

My students will be the youngest learners in a pre-k to fifth grade school in a high-need neighborhood of Brooklyn. About 90% of the students in our school receive free lunch. My new students will be arriving to school, three or four years old. For most of them, September will be their first school experience. This will be a time of significant transition for them as they adjust to a new environment. I cannot wait to meet my new class of students, and provide for them a safe, fun, and loving first learning experience.

My Project

My students each need a teddy bear, which they will be able to use as a safe object to comfort them during their new school experience. During pre-k, social-emotional development is one of the most important domains for learning.

Students learn about different emotions, and how to cope with them in safe ways during pre-k.

They also learn to communicate how they feel and to get along with others. This learning will help them get ready for the rest of elementary school and help them throughout their lives. Teddy bears in the classroom will enhance social emotional learning by providing comfort and a way to practice coping strategies for when they are upset, such as when they miss their parents or when stressful events happen in their lives. They might cuddle with the bear or talk to the bear, or even act out something that is bothering them using the bear.

Each child needs their own special bear, that he or she will name. The bears will help provide a calm and safe first school experience for my wonderful students. Please help make a difference in my students' lives by bringing teddy bears my classroom.

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

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

18 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Aurora World Small Coco Bear Plush, 10.5" • Amazon Business $9.06 10 $90.60
Aurora World Small Coco Bear Plush, 10.5" • Amazon Business $9.06 8 $72.48

Materials cost

$163.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$195.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.51

Total project goal

$230.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $230.04

2 Donors

-$115.02

Donations toward project cost

-$97.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

match offer

-$115.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

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 $0.00

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