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Ms. Rizzo from Long Is. City, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dive Into Reading On A Cozy Couch

My students need 1 Comfy Reading Couch.

  • $216 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.

I am a kindergarten teacher in a newly opened, diverse charter school in New York. I have twenty-five eager and enthusiastic young readers in my classroom.

As a newly opened school, resources can be limited. My students are excited to become conventional, independent readers, but they need the support and resources to help jump start their early reading habits. My students love to read. They especially love gathering on the carpet for circle time and reading to one another. I strive to create a sense of safety and comfort for the students while they read. Many students sit back to back or lay their belly on the hard floor. This is uncomfortable and not inviting to little ones who want to read a book.

A couch to fill this big space for these little bodies would be an enormous help. A child sized couch for our reading area would help to create a special place that is warm and inviting for these early readers. A reading couch will encourage more students to visit the library, and invite them to curl up and read a good book. A couch would also help to give these students a sense of ownership and maturity.

With your help, my students will have a special place to read where they can be comfortable and relaxed. It may even encourage them to cozy up to a good book on their own couches at home! Your donation will help ensure that my students will develop a healthy relationship with reading!

Ms. Rizzo Voice Charter School 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.

More about Ms. Rizzo

Long Is. City, NY View local requests

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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Comfy Couch • Kaplan Early Learning Company $150.46 1 $150.46

Materials cost

$150.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.05

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$176.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.80

Total project goal

$215.57

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.57

2 Donors

-$215.57

Donations toward project cost

-$176.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.80

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