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Mrs. Bloomfield from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology That Enhances Learning

My students need a Sony auditorium projector, a Classic Board Book Story Collection, a Find the Sound Listening Center, Sound-It-Out Phonics Puzzles and 11 single book titles.

  • $5,311 goal

This project expired on July 6, 2010.

This project expired on July 6, 2010.

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Mrs. Bloomfield Achievement First East New York Elementary School
Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

I am a fourth year kindergarten teacher who has the awesome privilege of teaching some of the smartest and most adorable 4 and 5 year olds in New York.

Unfortunately for them, however, they live in a low income community and their parents lack the necessary resources and skills needed to help them advance and succeed. They often lack the prior knowledge needed to help them infer and make text to text connections as well as text to self connects. When doing read-a-louds, I often find that they struggle with vocabulary and aren't able to infer from the pictures because these pictures aren't familiar to them. They are also very excited and interested in Social Studies and Science but again, because they lack the prior knowledge and my school lacks the resources, it is often very difficult to explain certain concepts to 4 and 5 year olds without some form of visual aid.

In an effort to address this problem, I have been borrowing resources from other teachers which they can use for center activities to help them better grasp the lessons in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. So far, I have seen where they are able to start making text to text connections from the books that they have listened to, and have become very excited about "centers time" as they know that I would have borrowed something fun and new for them to help them learn. Whereas borrowing resources is a great alternative, it is not always a feasible one. Having our very own projector to aid in our social studies and science lessons as well as board books for guided reading and mentor texts for read alouds will be extremely beneficial for all the scholars involved.

Seeing the difference these read alouds, mentor texts and visual aid have made, made me realize that I, with your help can do my part to be an even more effective and efficient teacher by having my own resources to help these students advance and be at, or above their grade level. This will be accomplished by using our current centers rotation, which is daily, to help my students develop and understand what it means to have prior knowledge. This will take effect immediately as I don't feel the need to deprive my students any longer from receiving the skills that they will need to become efficient at understanding and applying prior knowledge to stories that they will read, or have read to them on a regular basis, as well as gaining exposure to the world around them through the use of a visual aid will be essential to their learning and development. Again, with your help, we can help my students master this particular

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted
Mrs. Bloomfield Achievement First East New York Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Moo, Baa, La La La! (Boynton Board Books Series) Sandra Boynton, Sandra Boynton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Going to Bed Book Sandra Boynton, Sandra Boynton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
But Not the Hippopotamus Sandra Boynton, Kate Klimo (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Hi, Cat! Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Over in the Meadow: A Counting-out Rhythm Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
RA216 - Classic Board Book Story Collection • Lakeshore Learning $59.00 1 $59.00
Belly Button Book! Sandra Boynton, Sandra Boynton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Peter's Chair Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Whistle for Willie Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
One Red Sun: A Counting Book Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
GG200X - Sound-It-Out Phonics Puzzles - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
LL309 - Find the Sound Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
Sony VPL FX41 Auditorium Projector • CDW Inc. $3,935.13 1 $3,935.13

Materials cost

$4,129.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $393.51

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$61.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$4,619.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$690.33

Total project goal

$5,310.22

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