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Ms. Briceno-Reyes from San Francisco CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Begin With a Bang

My students need materials like comfy seats, a classroom timer, markers and charts for learning Spanish so they can see how easy it is to learn a new language.

  • $611 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am lucky enough to say that I will be teaching Spanish to students of all backgrounds. Whether they may already be familiar with the language or not, we will all begin this process together as it is their first year as students and my first year as a teacher.

Kindergarten may be the first social experience that a child faces which should be filled with laughter and knowledge.

We will not only begin their journey of their academic skills, but social and life skills as well. I am ecstatic to guide them through that journey.

My Project

I am honored to say this will be my first year as a Spanish bilingual teacher and am lucky to be teaching kindergarten.

Learning a new language is a beautiful thing but can be greatly assisted with visuals and books they may be familiar with.

Having visuals can greatly help a student learn the language being taught. These visuals include a giant classroom timer so that they are able to see time being counted down as opposed to guessing how much time is left. Another great visual is to be able to have a schedule that can be easily updated daily to let the students know what it is that we are doing throughout the day. At this age, students are learning letters, numbers and how to be able to express oneself. There are amazing books to help students with these which I have added in my list, such as the un pez, dos pez and emociones books. Being aware of this, I want to be able to accommodate my students’ needs and allow them to have the chance to sit on the floor. The floor seating seats are perfect for a Kindergartner. I am determined to help my students succeed in any way possible.

Ms. Briceno-Reyes
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
LC405RG - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
PP181 - Giant Classroom Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Quartet Dry Erase Markers, EnduraGlide, Chisel Tip, BOLD COLOR, Assorted Colors, 12 Markers/Pack (5001-20MA) • Amazon Business $16.74 1 $16.74
Scholastic Classroom Resources Pocket Chart Daily Schedule, Black (SC583865) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
PowerPins Push Pin Magnets, Fridge Magnets, Assorted Color Magnets Perfect For Home, School, Classroom and Office Magnets, Magnets for Refrigerator Dry Erase Board and Whiteboard Magnets (50) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Creative Teaching Press Spanish Calendar Bulletin Board Set (8474) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Creative Teaching Press Spanish Basic Skills, 5-Chart Pack (5792) • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
El Gato ensombrerado (The Cat in the Hat Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
La Catrina: Emotions - Emociones (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books (Hardcover)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Mr. Sketch 1905069 Scented Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 12-Count • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84

Materials cost

$441.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$518.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.58

Total project goal

$610.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$610.54

8 Donors

-$560.54

Donations toward project cost

-$476.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.08

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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