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A Reading Loft For Young Minds

My students need a reading loft.

Ms. Lee PS 251 Paerdegat

Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

I am a Pre-Kindergarten teacher in New York. My students have learned the joy of reading and have learned to appreciate the information and knowledge gained from reading. They may be young, but they are ready to learn. Reading and literacy is becoming an integral part of education, where it is most often the focus of workshops and children's daily lives. To help maintain interest for reading and literature, I would love to have a loft created in my classroom. This coming year I want to create a reading nook for my pre-kindergarten classroom. I will be adding cushions and a canopy to a small corner my classroom. Unfortunately, as is true for many early childhood classrooms, my classroom is small for what I want to create. By having a loft put into my classroom, I would be able to create a place where my students could have a quiet area to read, as well as room below for a pretend or block area. I believe that this reading loft would help my students develop a greater interest and desire to read and be interested in the printed words. I want my students to come into school with the desire to learn and eager to come to school. One way to accomplish this goal is to have a warm and inviting classroom. The reading loft will serve multiple purposes in my room, as a place to read and learn, to serve as an extension of a small classroom and a place to post student's artwork. Your help will make reading so much more enjoyable. They have already learned to love to read, now they will have an area that is made just for cuddling up with a book.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

18 students impacted 66 donors

Project tagged as

Brooklyn, NY
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Early Development
Traditional School
Supplies
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Lee PS 251 Paerdegat 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 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

18 students impacted 66donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

KINDER SYS RDNG LOFT ROSE RB • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $8,144.40 1 $8,144.40

Materials cost			$8,144.40
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$122.17
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$8,275.57
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$1,816.59
Total project goal			$10,092.16
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$10,092.16
55 Donors			-$4,246.48
Donations toward project cost			-$3,730.56
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$515.92
match offer			-$5,542.70
Match offer toward project cost			-$4,545.01
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$997.69
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$302.98
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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A Reading Loft For Young Minds

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