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Mr. O'Donnell from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fidgets for Reading Success

Help me give my students fidgets to assist them with attention span challenges and independent reading books to exercise a joy of reading.

  • $188 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

My students are English Language Learners from many Spanish, French and Arabic-speaking countries. I also teach students from Bangladesh and Albania. They are a diverse group of learners and they acquit themselves admirably to the difficult process of learning the English language and American culture.

My Project

I teach English Language Learners. My students come from many countries and they arrive in New York City at different times in their lives. However, most of my students are also Students with Disabilities. One way in which they struggle with expectations is a marked difficulty focusing on school work and classroom norms. These students frequently have recourse to repeated motions, tending to personal supplies, need for food or drink, and other distractions that prevent them from focusing on their tasks, especially reading and writing. I believe that fidgets will help them with the physical aspect of their disabilities so that they can exercise a joy of reading, my target goal as a teacher.

Mr. O'Donnell High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Grades 9-12

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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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New York, 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

35 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Boinks FidgetsTM • AKJ Education $1.46 35 $51.10
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (PB) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 4 $39.56
Concrete Kids • MahoganyBooks $8.09 3 $24.27

Materials cost

$114.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.17

Total project goal

$187.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $187.82

1 Donor

-$187.82

Donations toward project cost

-$159.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.17

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