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

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Read! Read! Read!

My students need a complete leveled library with both fiction and non-fiction books to improve their reading comprehension and fluency.

  • $971 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

I have an amazing group of students who love to learn. They are eager to read books at their level to help them reach their reading goals.

95% of my students are reading below grade level, so they are not very excited to read books that are either far above or below their true level.

Our classroom needs more leveled books to help my students reach their reading goals. Their community is one of the poorest in Brooklyn, however, these students are encouraged to read daily. They know that readers are leaders that go to college.

My Project

My students desperately need books at their level. Most of the books in our class library are for 1st and 2nd grade. Therefore, most students are struggling to keep their interest long enough to read them or the books are so easy they devour a majority of the books in our library within a month. When we get our leveled books, students will use them in small groups during guided reading time as well as for silent reading time. These resources will help my students improve their fluency and reading comprehension.

My classroom will be a place where all students' reading needs are met.

Students will be encouraged to read books that are at their level, so that they can reach 3rd grade reading goals. Reading fluently will motivate my students to do well and go to college in the future.

Ms. Balla Bedford Stuy New Beginnings Charter School Grades 3-5

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

25 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL622 - Level K Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LL623 - Level L Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $45.99 1 $45.99
LL624 - Level M Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 1 $44.99
TT169 - Level I Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $43.99 1 $43.99
LL627 - Level P Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $43.99 1 $43.99
LL625 - Level N Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $41.99 1 $41.99
GG712 - Level S Book Bin - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $40.99 1 $40.99
GG709 - Level Q Book Bin - Gr. 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GG711 - Level R Book Bin - Gr. 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GG713 - Level T Book Bin - Gr. 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT168 - Level H Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 1 $38.99
TT179 - Level P Book Bin - Gr. 3-4 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.99 1 $37.99
TT178 - Level O Book Bin - Gr. 3 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
TT172 - Level K Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
LL621 - Level J Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
TT173 - Level L Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
TT174 - Level M Book Bin - Gr. 2-3 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
LL626 - Level O Nonfiction Book Bin - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
TT177 - Level N Book Bin - Gr. 3 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.99 1 $30.99
TT171 - Level J Book Bin - Gr. 1-2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.99 1 $30.99

Materials cost

$782.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$824.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.51

Total project goal

$970.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $970.05

9 Donors

-$925.05

Donations toward project cost

-$786.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$138.76

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

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