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Ms. Adams from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mission: Creating an Independent Learner

My students need a Mailbox Center, a vowel teaching tub, a portable CD player and headphone splitter for a listening center.

  • $522 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

We walk into class and empty our backpacks. Everything has a place. We know what to do, where it goes, and how to do it. But my students want to be able to do things on their own. From the beginning of the day to the end. How can I help my children build their independence for the entire day?

This is an ICT class with general and special education students.

Students in our school come from very low income families who are trying to make ends meet. Our school is a Title I school. This means that 99% of our school population lives below the poverty level and is entitled to the free lunch program. Although the students in our school have limited resources, they are always eager to learn and are very enthusiastic and independent. Our school is located in a very poor section of New York City. Most of our students live in housing projects or shelters. The resources available to the school are very limited and since the parents are low income we really cannot ask them for too many supplies.

My Project

The mailbox communication center I am asking for will be very beneficial to my second grade class. Students will be able to enter the classroom from the moment they walk in and provide an independent organization system where students have their own mailbox to place their folder/homework. Students who are done early with work throughout the day will be able to have a job of putting returned work and special announcement papers into the correct box. Students will also have a set organized place where their work will be every single day. The CD player will also be beneficial because it will provide my students the opportunity to finally have a listening center. Students will be able to, when done with work early or when we have center time, go to the listening center and listen to books on CD. Lastly, the vowel sounds bins will be used as learning stations where they will get the opportunity to build the essential foundations necessary for students to be able to read.

Donations to this project will improve my classroom by providing natural ways for the brain to learn.

A listening center will be just one way for children to learn. Children learn through authentic interactions; where they are able to touch and interact with objects. When students get the opportunity to do things on their own through interactions then will they get the chance to move from a dependent learner to an independent learner.

Ms. Adams PS 154 Jonathan D Hyatt 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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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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Line Student Mailbox Communication Center • Kaplan Early Learning Company $297.46 1 $297.46
LC682 - Vowel Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Sylvania Portable CD Boombox with AM/FM Radio (Black) • Amazon $24.99 1 $24.99
Belkin RockStar 5-Way 3.5-mm Headphone Splitter (White) • Amazon $14.95 1 $14.95

Materials cost

$407.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$443.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.26

Total project goal

$521.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $521.76

6 Donors

-$396.76

Donations toward project cost

-$337.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.51

Matching donations from our partners

-$125.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

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 $0.00

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