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Ms. Barnes from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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HelpingTania Teach

Help me give my students a culturally responsive classroom library, and an inviting space to learn.

  • $344 goal

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My Students

I have six marvelous, active kindergartners who happen to be on the autism spectrum, they are full of life. They love to sing and dance. They love books, they often spend time in our unfinished library where they tend to get lost in the colorful pages of Pete the Cat and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

They love to create art, they often sing nursery rhymes while working towards their IEP goals and whatever other tasks I have assigned.

Each day I discover something new and wonderful that reminds me that they are learning from me and I am learning from them as well.

My Project

My K-2 NYC district 75 class fell into my lap unexpectedly this school year, though I am excited to have been given this wonderful class my first year of teaching, I am unfortunately starting from scratch with very limited supplies. I would like to add culturally responsive books to my library that reflect my student's cultural identity; my students are very young so to keep them engaged and on task, I often use board games and art-driven assignments to instruct them. I also use the teacher pay teacher site to get access to materials from like-minded and talented educators who often help me to teach at my best and give my students age and developmentally appropriate teaching materials.

Working with students who are from a low socioeconomic background who has also been diagnosed with autism can be challenging but with your help, I can offer my students a happy, safe, well-founded, and welcoming classroom.

Filled with books, games, art supplies, and face masks for their safety.

Donating to my class will help me to provide free access to books that will help promote literacy and also help motivate and keep them engaged and offer my students an opportunity to see themselves and their culture on the pages of their library books. The other materials will also help provide my students with a more equitable learning environment, your donation will help keep my students safe and enhance their learning capabilities.

Ms. Barnes P396K Sid Miller Academy @ PS 181 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

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.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

6 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Pacon Corporation - Construc Ppr Gw Lwt Asst 9x12 500rm • Teachers' School Supply $19.54 2 $39.08
21218-1024 - Crayola Colors of the World Markers • Blick Art Materials $9.99 2 $19.98
We Are Water Protectors • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
3 Ply Children Masks with Dinosaur Design • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Brown Boy Joy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
An ABC of Equality • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Trend Enterprises Inc. - Bingo Addition Ages 6 & Up • Teachers' School Supply $10.99 1 $10.99
The Name Jar • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
UNO Play with Pride Card Game • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$231.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.46

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.45

Total project goal

$343.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.02

7 Donors

-$228.68

Donations toward project cost

-$194.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.29

match offer

-$114.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.15

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 $0.00

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