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

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Help me give my students a variety of easy reading books relating to our curriculum that will help them build literacy skills!

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My Students

I am a special education teacher in a Title I, self-contained elementary school located in New York City. I currently teach a Kindergarten - 2nd grade fully remote learning class made up of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other various learning disabilities. Students in my classroom have poor fine and gross motor skills and limited language. They are all visual, kinesthetic learners and require hands-on materials to aid them in reaching their individual goals via our remote classroom. By varying the approaches to learning based on each student’s needs, there is greater opportunity for every student to learn and grow.

Even though we are a fully remote classroom, my students still require materials that provide them with engaging, exciting and interesting opportunities to practice, enrich, and enhance their learning, all while encouraging independence and providing them with an abundance of opportunities and supports to achieve success at their own level.

My Project

Having a variety of texts, that not only connect to our curriculum but that have child friendly language and real life photos, will help to make a difference in my students learning.

The books I am requesting for my current and future students have dynamic pictures and simplistic texts that will help to build reading skills at foundational levels.

It is difficult to find books that relate to our curriculum topics, but that also have language my students can comprehend. My special needs learners are very visual, requiring simple text and real life pictures they can understand and relate to. The books I am requesting use simple words and colorful real life picture!

Ms. Rachel PS R037 Marquis School of Arts Grades PreK-2

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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

6 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seedlings: Butterflies • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Thanksgiving Day (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Christmas (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Valentine's Day (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Garbage Trucks • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Tigers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Squirrels (Seedlings: Backyard Animals) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Killer Whales • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Fire Trucks (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rabbits (Seedlings: Backyard Animals) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Kwanzaa (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Halloween (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Ladybugs • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Independence Day (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Farmers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Monkeys • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Zebras • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Chinese New Year (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Veterinarians • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Nurses • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Camels • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Sea Lions • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mountains (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Horses • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Robins (Seedlings: Backyard Animals) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hanukkah (Seedlings: Holidays) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Gorillas • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seedlings: Whales • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Seedlings: Seals • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Kangaroos (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Pigs • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Sheep • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Brown Bears • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Stingrays • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Clownfish • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rainforests (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Construction Workers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Chickens • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seedlings: Goats • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rhinoceroses (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Retrievers (Seedlings) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59

Materials cost

$364.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.51

Total project goal

$470.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $470.05

4 Donors

-$257.28

Donations toward project cost

-$253.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$171.80

Match offers toward project cost

-$146.03

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.99

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 $0.00

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