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

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Readers Today, Leaders Tomorrow Part 2

Help me give my students books that are culturally responsive, address their social-emotional needs, mentor texts for content areas, and are just a good read!

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My Students

My students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. I want them to believe in themselves the way I do. The students in my classroom are comprised of general education students, as well as students with various learning and emotional disabilities. On top of educational and emotional disabilities, many of them have experienced trauma in their lives and have difficulty coming to school.

With that being said, how can we close the achievement gap when students do not have the necessary materials to succeed?

The typical student in my class reads below grade level and many struggles with basic phonics and number sense. Their desire to achieve success in school is the driving force behind our desire to give them the world.

My Project

A reader today makes a great leader for tomorrow. But what happens when many of the books on the bookshelf are from when your teachers were in 2nd grade! We are working hard to bring current titles to our 21st-century learners.

Getting a new book is like getting the best toy for your birthday!

At least to the students in 109. In a world that's changing rapidly, we are looking to bring social-emotional books as well as culturally responsive books to help our children embrace diversity and inclusion. It will also prepare them to become citizens of the world today.

Ms. Tucci PS 197 John B Russwurm 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

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

30 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
How to Make Friends with a Ghost • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Imagine That!: How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
I Really Want the Cake • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
School's First Day of School • Amazon Business $16.63 1 $16.63
Dream Builder • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
Chopsticks (The Spoon Series, 2) • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Spoon (The Spoon Series, 1) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
World of Reading Avengers Boxed Set: Level 1 (World of Reading, 2) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Webster's Email • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Give Bees a Chance • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
A Raindrop's Journey (Follow It!) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
The Moonlight Meeting: The Nocturnals (Grow & Read Early Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Weird School: Class Pet Mess! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Best Seat in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How Not to Babysit Your Brother (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fox and Crow Are Not Friends (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Story of Spider-Man (Level 2) (World of Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Twisters! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Bones (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Silly Milly (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Best Chef in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59

Materials cost

$274.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$311.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.99

Total project goal

$366.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $366.58

5 Donors

-$178.32

Donations toward project cost

-$157.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.65

match offer

-$181.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.17

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