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Ms. Baez from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Open Our Eyes to a Whole New World Of Books!

My students need a leveled library and materials to engage in the literacy world.

  • $957 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Welcome to my page. I am a first grade teacher in a specialized district that teaches students with a wide range of disabilities. My students are first and second graders who have Autism. Children with Autism require repetition and motivation when they are learning. My students need to be taught all concepts multiple times and in various ways in order for them to be successful. My students need to hear sounds, touch materials, see images and engage with the content. Most importantly, they need to practice learned skills daily, so they can maintain them.

I have high expectations for my students that I know they can meet with the appropriate materials, instruction, collaboration and support.

My Project

This school year I would love to see all my students improve their reading skills by moving up in their reading levels.

All are sensational and unique in the way they learn.

They are all showing more and more interest in reading. Each week we have a "Book of the Week" and we do various activities related to that book.

It would be so great to add some new books to our classroom and have a leveled library. All of the students are on different reading levels, by having the leveled library the students can read books that are appropriate for them. The students will be able to select books for themselves, become more independent and get more practice. These specifically leveled books will help the students read books that provide just the right level of support and challenge. This leveled library will make a more organized set of books for the children to choose from.

It will also provide an easier way of monitoring student progress over time and can expose the students to a variety of texts which can open their eyes to a whole new world of topics. The additional phonetic materials will reinforce my students abilities to improve their reading skills. This is also needed for my early readers where I can use phonetic materials, such as alphabet sounds and building words to increase fluency. My students also need reinforcement to become engaged and remained engaged during my lessons the use of tactile materials, and sensory objects are needed. I thank you in advance for helping me create a learning environment centered on student growth.

Ms. Baez PS M169 @ PS 146 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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New York, 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 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FR150X - First Little Readers - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
PP531 - Numbers Feel & Find Sensory Tub • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
FF955X - Story Sequencing Cards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
AA302 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 1 $38.99
AA304 - Level C Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
AA303 - Level B Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
LA627 - Teaching Tubs Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG927 - Build-A-Word! Lowercase Letter Stamps - Set of 48 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF468 - Magnetic Sight-Word Sentence Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP246 - Match & Sort Phonics Quickies - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - 6-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
BC553 - See-Inside Sorting Bucket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
EE259 - Tactile Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
JJ152 - Soft & Safe Sensory Balls - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
JJ315 - Beginning Sounds Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DD737GR - Extra-Wide Washable Stamp Pad - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
DD737BU - Extra-Wide Washable Stamp Pad - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$771.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$813.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.54

Total project goal

$956.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $956.95

13 Donors

-$835.60

Donations toward project cost

-$723.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.29

match offer

-$106.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$90.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.35

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 $0.00

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