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Mrs. Racino from East Haven, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Our One School, One Read to Life!

Help me give my students an opportunity to win books, puppets and stickers that go along with our One School, One Read!

  • $388 goal

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

My Project

Each year, our entire school community comes together to share the joy of reading through our One School, One Read event. This special initiative helps foster a love of literacy, builds community, and creates shared experiences around a carefully chosen children's book.

This year, we want to make the story come alive in a magical way for our students in grades K-2.

With your help, we hope to provide engaging puppets for interactive read-alouds, books so children can follow along at home with their families, and stickers as fun incentives to celebrate participation and comprehension. These resources will help bring characters to life, deepen comprehension, and build excitement for reading.

Our young readers are most inspired when they can see, touch, and interact with the story. Puppets allow for playful retelling and storytelling in classrooms, books help families engage together at home, and stickers add that extra bit of fun that motivates kids to dive into reading.

Please help us create joyful literacy experiences that spark curiosity, imagination, and a lifelong love of books!

Mrs. Racino East Haven Academy Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

East Haven, CT 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

300 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Folkmanis Mini Skunk Finger Puppet, Multi-Colored (2647) • Amazon Business $7.25 20 $145.00
Bat and the End of Everything (The Bat Series, 3) • Amazon Business $6.99 10 $69.90
Bat and the Waiting Game (The Bat Series, 2) • Amazon Business $6.89 10 $68.90
Bekayshad Stickers for Water Bottles, 300 PCS Cute Vinyl Waterproof Laptop Stickers for Kids Teens Girls Students Classroom Teacher Prizes • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$294.79

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.10

Total project goal

$387.31

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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