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Mrs. Cadena from Elmhurst, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Colorful Tools Make Learning Engaging and Fun!

Help me give my students colorful picture word banks and scaffolding tools to help them learn English.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cadena's classroom raised $400

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Project

In a school with more than 50% English Language Learners, having clear and colorful pictures to help teach vocabulary is so important! These scaffolds are tools that our students rely on to help them communicate with us and learn English.

Having a working color printer to assist in creating clear and realistic picture dictionaries and other scaffolds for our students will be a game changer.

With a color printer, I can create a multitude of scaffolds and games to help my lessons be more engaging and fun.

Our students come from all over the world and speak many different languages, all trying to learn English. With the right tools and scaffolds, I can help them achieve proficiency as well as boost social skills and confidence.

Mrs. Cadena PS 89 Jose Peralta School of Dreamers Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Elmhurst, 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

70 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw Wireless Color Laser Printer, Best for Office (499Q9F) • Quill.com $269.00 1 $269.00
Staples Ream-Less Copy Paper, 8.5" x 11", 20 lbs., White, 2500 Sheets/Carton (20587) • Quill.com $36.07 1 $36.07

Materials cost

$305.07

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.94

Total project goal

$399.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$399.59

6 Donors

-$187.20

Donations toward project cost

-$177.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.25

match offer

-$190.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$161.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.15

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$0.00

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