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Mrs. Amato from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Screen Free Stories Part 2

Help me give my students books and the paired Tonie figure for screen-free reading and learning.

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My Project

I am a New York City public school educator. I am a part of a district which is a cohort of many schools across our city and has the highest amount of special needs students. Our district is specifically designed to educate students with disabilities. My students have Autism and multiple disabilities. They are also economically disadvantaged. Our district works a 12-month program, so it is essential to have appropriate educational materials and curriculum to support them and meet their individualized learning needs.

Students often come to us with many struggles, I want their education to be fun and exciting.

I teach students with disabilities, and 100% of my students qualify for free and reduced-price lunches. I am working to create a space where students can feel safe and represented. I want to see how my students can learn and grow.

My students are some of the most disadvantaged students in New York. I want to ensure that we can meet their needs and encourage their learning to move further.

Many times students come into classrooms and reading is a struggle. Finding literature that my students like can be difficult because of their varied levels and many times it has us relying on technology and taking away the fun from just listening to a book and using your imagination or doing a read-aloud to the class. The tonies provide a screen-free environment to listen to and enjoy their literature for students who are unable to read. The literature provides the models that follow along with the stories on the tonies. These books and tonies will provide students with enriching experiences that are foundational to their growth and support a love of reading and learning.

Mrs. Amato PS R037 Marquis School of Arts Grades 3-5

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

100 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clark the Shark Dares to Share • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Dragons Love Tacos Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies The Little Engine That Could Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Clark The Shark Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Dragons Love Tacos Book and Toy Set • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Dragons Love Tacos 2 Book and Toy Set • Amazon Business $12.63 1 $12.63
Clark the Shark • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Clark the Shark Gets a Pet (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Clark the Shark: Friends Forever (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$142.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$174.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.80

Total project goal

$205.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.36

4 Donors

-$104.89

Donations toward project cost

-$93.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.98

match offer

-$94.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.59

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 $0.00

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