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

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Diverse Learners: Seeing Themselves in Books

Help me give my students the opportunities to see themselves in books! #iseeME

  • $568 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.

My Students

A safe place. A new home. A fresh start. A place for everyone. Welcome Back to School! My name is Ms. L and I am the special education teacher in an ICT classroom in Queens, NY. I have twenty three eager beavers that are looking forward to being in the classroom, some of them for the first time ever! My class is filled with diverse learners, however despite their abilities they all come to school ready to learn. Our job as educators is help them see their worth as students and to always know that mistakes help them grow!

My Project

My goal this year is for my students to see themselves in books. In order for my students to see themselves in books, a social emotional multicultural library is in need. By creating a read aloud library that represents my class, my students will be able to make connections to the stories. Children enjoy reading more when the books come alive for them and they are ale to connect to them. This fosters By seeing vital reading skills like comprehension and establishes a healthy rapport with reading. The key ingredients to learning this school year is to understand feelings and emotions, to have readers see themselves in stories and to learn different perspectives from their peers. These books will be able to foster healthy conversations and take us on new adventures!

Ms. Lomangino PS Q016 Nancy Debenedittis 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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Corona, 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

23 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set • Amazon Business $31.68 1 $31.68
Stolen Words • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Magical Yet • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Memory Jars • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
The Black Book of Colors • Amazon Business $15.88 1 $15.88
Little Big Feelings (1) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Don't Hug Doug: (He Doesn't Like It) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Whatifs • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
We Move Together • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
The Girl with Big, Big Questions (The Big, Big Series, 2) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
The Boy Who Loved Everyone • Amazon Business $14.30 1 $14.30
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.14 1 $14.14
Two Countries One Me - Where Am I From?: A Children's Multicultural Book • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
How to Apologize • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
I'm Just a Kid: A Social-Emotional Book about Self-Regulation • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Y Is for Yet: A Growth Mindset Alphabet • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (First Conversations) • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
Because • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
That's My Friend! • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sulwe • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Hair Love • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
David Goes to School (David Books [Shannon]) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$445.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$482.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.15

Total project goal

$567.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $567.66

1 Donor

-$283.83

Donations toward project cost

-$250.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.57

match offer

-$273.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$232.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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