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

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The Joy of Reading

Help me give my students access to fine literature in many different genres.

  • $930 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

My students are an enthusiastic, imaginative group of second graders. They are living in an inner-city community. Part of the time they will be learning remotely. It has been an upsetting and confusing year for these little people.

Many of my students are living in shelters.

Some are English Language Learners and others have an Individualized Educational Plans. Most face challenges both inside and outside of school on a daily basis. Despite these challenges, they love learning. They work hard every day in school and at home. They go to school and also learn from home remotely. They have goals and are working hard to achieve them.

My Project

I am requesting a magnetic whiteboard and a variety of books. This project will enhance my students' love of reading. There are so many exceptional titles to read aloud to my students. Due to Covid, I do not have access to libraries in my town, or even my school library.

These books will bring joy to my remote classroom.

I cannot wait to share these with my students. I have 68 students that I currently teach and these resources will make all the difference. The whiteboard will help me present material from my home that will help my students have clarity on new concepts that are being presented.

Ms. Parks PS 85 Great Expectations 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.

More about Ms. Parks

Bronx, 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

70 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mobile whiteboard Magnetic White Board - 48 x 32 inches Double Sided Rolling Large Reversible Dry Erase Board Easel Free Standing on Wheels with Aluminum Frame and Stand. • Amazon Business $175.97 1 $175.97
Giraffe Problems (Animal Problems) • Amazon Business $8.41 3 $25.23
Ten Ways to Hear Snow • Amazon Business $17.46 1 $17.46
Fungus is Among Us! • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Someone New • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
I Am a Bear • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
On Duck Pond (On Bird Hill and Beyond) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
If You Come to Earth • Amazon Business $15.05 1 $15.05
Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Fruit Bowl • Amazon Business $14.46 1 $14.46
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Sarabella's Thinking Cap • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The Patchwork Bike • Amazon Business $13.82 1 $13.82
Life • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
King of the Sky • Amazon Business $13.76 1 $13.76
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Now You Know How It Works • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Night Gardener • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Narwhal and Jelly Box Set (Books 1, 2, 3, AND Poster) (A Narwhal and Jelly Book) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Five Minutes: (That's a Lot of Time) (No, It's Not) (Yes, It Is) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
Gooney Bird Greene Three Books in One!: (Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, Gooney the Fabulous) • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Rot, the Cutest in the World! • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Seeds Move! • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
My Dog Mouse • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
My Mouth Is A Volcano • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
I'm New Here • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Money Math: Addition and Subtraction • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dory Fantasmagory • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bob • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Cool Bean • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Toad (Disgusting Critters) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Snow Place Like Home (Diary of an Ice Princess #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Pet Human • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Yasmin the Teacher • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$748.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$789.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.37

Total project goal

$929.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $929.11

1 Donor

-$464.56

Donations toward project cost

-$394.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.68

match offer

-$464.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$394.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.68

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 $0.00

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