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

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Listening Center for Kindergarteners

My students need a new listening center to listen to stories as they follow along with the books.

  • $273 goal

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My Students

I have a wonderful group of kindergartners who are beginning their journey into reading. My students love to listen to stories when I read them. A great way to support their introduction to reading is to have a listening center so they can listen to stories while they follow along with a book.

I have 24 kindergartners who are eager to learn.

For many of my students, kindergarten is their first school experience and I want to make sure that they learn to love school. In our school, 57% of the students receive free or reduced price meals. Our school has recently lost a lot of funding and we are facing challenges fulfilling each classroom's basic needs.

My Project

I want to have a listening center in my class so my kindergartners will be able to listen to their favorite stories. Listening to stories is a great model for reading fluently. My children can listen individually or in small groups and then have a discussion about the story. Listening to stories helps with comprehension, vocabulary, and sequencing. It is one of the best ways to enjoy literacy activities.

Do you remember how much you enjoyed listening to stories as a child?

You can help my wonderful kindergartners have the same opportunity by donating a listening center to our classroom.

Ms. Verwayne PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

More about Ms. Verwayne

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CE772 - Ready-To-Go Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00

Materials cost

$199.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.94

Total project goal

$272.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$272.92

1 Donor

-$272.92

Donations toward project cost

-$231.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.94

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$0.00

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