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Ms. Carlisle from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comprehending Brings Understanding

Help me give my students comprehension games and books for my student book clubs.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Carlisle's classroom raised $251

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are a bunch of sweet and sensational second graders who love to read and talk about their books to one another.

In order to talk about the books they are reading, they have to understand what they are reading about.

The reading comprehension games that I've asked for will help develop the children's reading comprehension in a fun and exciting way. The new games will also motivate my children to want to learn more strategies in reading comprehension so they can read more difficult books.

The books that I've asked for will be used with children working in book clubs. Book Clubs are a great way for children to build comprehension by sharing with other children their understanding of the books that they're reading together. So please help my children build their understanding of the books they're reading by sending us the games and sets of chapter books that we're asking for.

Ms. Carlisle PS 169 Sunset Park 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.

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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

21 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Informational Text Grab & Play Game - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
Lakeshore Reading Comprehension Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Patrick Picklebottom Everyday Mysteries: Book One: The Case of the Brazilian Vase (Patrick Picklebottom Everyday Mysteries, 1) • Amazon Business $5.20 6 $31.20
The Haunted Library #1 • Amazon Business $4.79 6 $28.74
Lakeshore Context Clues Grab & Play Game - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$174.90

Vendor shipping charges

$5.75

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.64

Total project goal

$250.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$250.91

6 Donors

-$160.74

Donations toward project cost

-$140.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.36

match offer

-$85.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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