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

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We Are Readers!

Help me give my students a variety of reading and phonics materials to practice over summer vacation! They will greatly benefit from books and literacy materials (flash cards, etc.) to enhance their literacy skills.

  • $280 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 teach Kindergarten and First Grade English Language Learners in a Title I school. My students are inquisitive, compassionate, and eager to learn. They are hardworking, resilient, and deserve access to the best educational resources available.

One common refrain I've heard from many students is that they don't have books at home.

All students, English Language Learners in particular, require access to quality reading materials to enhance their literacy and English language skills. Due to school closures because of the Coronavirus, many of my students are falling behind without adequate reading materials at home. Though I have attempted to provide books for some students, extra funding is required to provide them with what they truly need. Providing students with reading material at home will help them progress in their language learning, and foster a love of reading that will stay with them forever. In addition, I would like my students to have books to read over summer break to prevent the 'summer slide.'

My Project

My students can continue their learning at home with access to quality reading materials on their reading level. They can continue practicing decoding, fluency, and comprehension to grow their literacy skills. My students can read these books for fun, and I plan to use them for fiction and nonfiction literacy lessons. Students can discuss and write about what they read in these books. Reading will also boost their language acquisition and exposure to English throughout the summer.

I plan to mail these books to students' homes in packets so students have access to reading material throughout the summer.

Please help fund this project so my students can continue to learn over the summer!

Ms. Wacholder 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

35 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sight Words Level A Pocket Flash Cards • Amazon Business $6.35 5 $31.75
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses • Amazon Business $13.93 1 $13.93
Biscuit 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $5.24 2 $10.48
Go, Go, Cars! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Drop It, Rocket! (Step Into Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $4.00 2 $8.00
Hot Dog (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98
I Will Surprise My Friend! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
There is a Bird on Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
Big Shark, Little Shark (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.19 2 $6.38
Elsa's Epic Journey (Disney Frozen 2) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.09 1 $5.09
Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
May I Please Have a Cookie? (Scholastic Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Loose Tooth (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Rocket the Brave! • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Go, Go, Trucks! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pete the Cat's Train Trip (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go! • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.82 1 $3.82
Pete the Cat Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.77 1 $3.77
Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.32 1 $3.32
Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49

Materials cost

$196.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$237.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.96

Total project goal

$279.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $279.73

4 Donors

-$272.04

Donations toward project cost

-$237.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.70

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