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Ms. Bernstein from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Want to Tell the Story!!!

My students need Storytelling Kits to broaden their horizons and improve their expressive language skills at the same time. These kits are a great way to use language and have fun at the same time.

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My Students

I'm a speech therapist at a Title I elementary school in NYC. We are trying desperately to pull our school into the 21st century. Right now we only have old books and games from the 1980's. My students don't even know what half the pictures are even supposed to be. The students I work with receive multiple special educational services. Despite the many challenges my students face in school and at home, they genuinely want to learn but they don't always have the language to explain what they are thinking and feeling. They aren't exposed to different social situations on a regular basis and some just shut down because they don't have the language to explain themselves.

My Project

The storytelling kits are an excellent way for my students to expand their language skills. The fact that they can tell the stories themselves will motivate them to use language, answer questions and have conversation with their friends. Inside every child is an actor just waiting to get out! The best way to increase language skills is to read more and these books will help all of my students to learn and moreover, expand their pragmatic skills. They can help each other to answer questions, follow directions, sequence stories and become actors and actresses playing different roles and experience different aspects of reading. They want to learn, they want to expand their knowledge base and this will definitely help them on the road to becoming well rounded speakers. Come on, say that Sh sound, you know you can do it!

Ms. Bernstein PS 272 Curtis Estabrook 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

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA955X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LA960X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
RR791 - Tabletop Storytelling Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LA998 - Storytelling Lapboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 3 $29.97

Materials cost

$417.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.16

Total project goal

$534.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $534.39

6 Donors

-$428.96

Donations toward project cost

-$369.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.73

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.43

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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