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Ms. Bertocchi from Washington, DC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Learners Need Diverse Materials

Help me give my students supplies to support their diverse learning styles and modalities such as sand, listening materials and flexible seating options.

  • $1,233 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

In our classroom no two days are ever the same and no two students are the same. There are a lot of the same skills we’re working on, though! My early learning support class is comprised of students with developmental disabilities. All of the students are developing language skills which will help them to be successful in kindergarten and beyond, and many of them are developing skills in English and a home language (Spanish or Amharic) simultaneously. Our school is 99% free and reduced meals in Washington DC.

My Project

In our self-contained special ED setting, we all learn best in different ways. Some of us learn best by listening, some by moving and manipulating objects and some by seeing ideas play out. We all learn best when we have options. With these materials I will allow students various ways to access content so that we all can learn. The kinetic sand and light table will provide a tactile experience while listening materials will allow students to use their auditory processing to engage with new information. Flexible seating options will help them to be successful when we’re all together. Other materials will allow students to visualize transitions to stay with the group.

Ms. Bertocchi Harriet Tubman Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Washington, DC View local requests

More than half 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

10 students impacted 14donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL526 - Space-Saver Color-Changing Light Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00
LC547 - Calming Colors® 3-In-1 Chair Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
CE764 - Ready-To-Go Listening Center for 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
Kinetic Sand The One Only, 2lb Brown ages 3 up. • Amazon Business $15.69 6 $94.14
RE907 - Volcanoes Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
RE909 - Planets Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
RE906 - Pandas Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
RR583 - Big Mouth Animal Puppet - Frog • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$946.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $56.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,047.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.87

Total project goal

$1,232.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,232.48

12 Donors

-$611.83

Donations toward project cost

-$527.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.27

match offer

-$611.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$520.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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