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Ms. Velasquez from Long Is. City, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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See my Progress

Help me give my students see their progress as they learn to articulate their letters and words.

  • $174 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

― John Dewey

The group of scholars in my classroom is a dynamic bunch. Together, the second graders in my class are articulate, respectful, motivated, outstanding, and responsible. They love to work on challenging tasks that encourage productive discourse. They enjoy participating in hands-on activities. Needless to say, because all children learn differently, the learning needs of my students vary greatly.

The community of learners I, alongside my co-teacher, teach, come from diverse households, many of which face challenges such as social, emotional, academic, and financial hardships in their daily lives. With that said, when they come to school each day, learning and fun are placed at the forefront of their day with hopes to guide them to reach their fullest potential regardless of the demands of the world around them. While the teachers and support staff strive to provide resources, it truly takes a village. Please help me support these bright scholars shine as they should at the Jewel of Long Island City.

My Project

Mirrors will support scholars to see their growth and progress! Currently my 2nd graders are struggling with reading multisyllabic words, fluency and more.

It is my hope that with the mirrors students will develop in their reading abilities as they notice how they pronounce words and letters.

Some lesson ideas that I have developed include multi sensory lessons, partner lessons where scholars will watch as they pronounce words, as well as independent lessons where scholars can recognize chunks and parts of words. With all that said, the mirrors will be a tool that I can provide so that they can assess themselves, see their errors and more importantly see their progress!

Ms. Velasquez PS 111 Jacob Blackwell Grades PreK-2

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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Long Is. City, 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

10 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources All About Me 2 in 1 Mirrors • Amazon Business $21.97 3 $65.91
Q-BICS Kids Safe Acrylic Real Mirror Non-Glass + AR Coating 15”-inch x 23.5'' inch x 3 mm Peel Off Protective Cover Sheet Round Corners No Worries of Braking Glass • Amazon Business $49.89 1 $49.89

Materials cost

$115.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$147.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.04

Total project goal

$173.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.58

2 Donors

-$111.79

Donations toward project cost

-$95.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.77

match offer

-$61.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$52.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.27

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 $0.00

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