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Mrs. Tortorici from Amityville, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Tortorici's classroom raised $207

Hands on Learning for English Language Learners

My students need two World Building Mini-Books, a Spin-Out Sight-Words Game, and Sight-Word Take-Home Rings.

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Mrs. Tortorici Northwest Elementary School
Amityville, NY Grades PreK-2

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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.

I am a 4th year 1st grade teacher in a high poverty area. My class of 22 students contains students with IEPs, English Language Learners, as well as students with very difficult home lives.

My students have little to no support at home. I play teacher, mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, etc to my 22 students each day. I have the very difficult, yet highly rewarding, task of teaching these young students to read and write. Since many of my students come from single parent households, they are often at home after school attempting to do homework without support or supervision. This makes my task even more challenging as each day requires a great deal of review before we can move forward.

It has been found that students learn best with hands on approaches to new information. These materials would benefit my students greatly in that they will have a greater understanding of new material. It will no longer be "drill & kill lessons" which do little for retention of information. These hands on lessons will assist my students in comprehending the lesson, thus cutting back on the amount of review necessary each day. Less review means more teaching time. Within my district, we have limited resources. At times, I feel my students are getting a bad hand and are not provided the same opportunities since we are all aware that money and materials do not grow on trees.

By funding this project, you will make it possible for my students to have more hands on approaches to learning that are often available to schools with more funds and resources. You will also help them to believe in the good in people and assist in teaching them the life lesson of giving back and providing for those that are less fortunate.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

22 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Tortorici Northwest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Amityville, 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

22 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Word-Building Mini-Books - Short & Long Vowels • School Specialty Inc. $29.99 1 $29.99
Word-Building Mini-Books - Word Families • School Specialty Inc. $29.99 1 $29.99
GG461 - Sled Spin-Out Sight-Words Game - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
AA602 - Sight-Word Take-Home Rings - Level 2 - Class Set • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95

Materials cost

$134.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$169.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.10

Total project goal

$206.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $206.10

3 Donors

-$198.82

Donations toward project cost

-$169.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.28

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 $0.00

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