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Ms. Polkosnik from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Small Group Work

Help me give my students supplies that help build literacy and counting skills.

  • $246 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

I am looking forward to meeting my new Kindergarten bunch!

Based on my last two years of teaching, about half of my Kindergarten students are English language learners.

Eighty percent of my students have entered Kindergarten with limited or without previous experience with books, writing or drawing. They struggle with lowercase/uppercase letter and letter-sound recognition. In math, they struggle with number recognition and with one to one correspondence to the number 10.

To foster learning and support my students, my goal in planning this year will revolve and focus on embedding literacy in all subjects. I have thoughtfully and carefully selected materials that I can especially use to model for students’ whole class, for students to use independently and with peers, across all activities and centers. I have also added digital resources to supplement this goal as well as spark social-emotional learning opportunities.

One reason among the millions of reasons that I love to teach Kindergarten is the amount of progress my little ones make in one year.

Thank you for considering me.

Ms. Polkosnik

My Project

All of these supplies will be used as centers and/or supported small group work. Students needs repeated and extensive practice to retain letter and sound recognition as well as counting.

The CVC crayons will be used to help students practice blending sounds to make words.

Students will use the letter blocks to create words. The sequence train will be used to help students count up and in order,

Time is built into each day for students to practice skills taught and these materials will provide additional resources for students to use and share.

I believe having exposure to these additional resources will help student's continued progress.

Ms. Polkosnik PS 195 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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Bronx, 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF525 - Snap-Together Letter Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC126 - Alphabet Learning Locks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC113 - Letter Crayons Word Building Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP608 - Sequencing Trains 1-100 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FK224 - Giant Fire Truck Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FK281 - Alphabet Photo Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$175.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.81

Total project goal

$245.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $245.39

3 Donors

-$240.98

Donations toward project cost

-$208.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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