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Ms. Saraceni from Flushing, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Kindergarten Kids FOCUS on Reading!

My students need books including the King Series and nonfiction text.They also need a rug for our Kindergarten "Reading Nook".

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Saraceni's classroom raised $978

This project is fully funded

My Students

"A house without books is like a room without windows." [Heinrich Mann] Strong Early Literacy Skills are essential - especially for our English Language Learners and Students with Special Needs. We want to create a welcoming, PRINT-RICH, "Reading Nook" area, so our Students can FOCUS ON READING!

We are a Title I, NYC Public School in Queens, where nearly 60% of our students qualify for free / reduced lunch.

As a successful Early Childhood School in New York City, we provide a nurturing, yet rigorous community of learning. Our Pre-K through Grade 3 Students are encouraged to think critically and explore through a hands-on, process–based curriculum. LITERACY IS INTEGRATED INTO ALL CURRICULUM AREAS. Our commitment to differentiated instruction supports Students of all ability levels in every classroom by integrating: ● English Language Learners (ELL students) ● ● English as a Second Language (ESL students)● ● Students with Special Needs ● ● General Education students ● Our community is quite international with almost 70% of our Students coming from homes where English is spoken as a second language. One-fifth of our Students receive extra support for learning English. We also provide communications to Parents in 4 home languages [English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean].

My Project

"Reading Nook" request for 89 BOOKS: ● (31) King Series: 3 Kindergarten Sets plus Teacher's Guide. These "just right" level books will cover a wide range of reading ability levels. The King School Books will provide engaging, leveled reading for emergent readers. The ETHNIC-DIVERSITY of Students featured will help our kids relate to the characters and their stories - critically important for our ELLs and Students with Special Needs. ● (19) Multicultural-Themed Books: Cinderella Tales from 13 cultures; Kindergarten Day USA and China ● (15) Nonfiction Early Readers to build confidence and fluency: A Walk on the Beach; Snow; Sharks ● (13) Character Education titles to foster positive self-image and good citizenship: Being Fair; Being Honest; Being Helpful; One ● (6) Nonfiction focused on USA and NYC ● (5) Art and Music introductory books ● (1) Literacy-themed Carpet to provide comfortable, designated space in our classroom for our Students to curl up with these great books!

Our integrated classroom is crowded and increasing class sizes make this "Reading Nook" tricky to create, but designating this space is critical for our Students.

Setting aside a special area to FOCUS ON READING will show them just how IMPORTANT READING IS FOR ALL OF US! Our Students are really EXCITED TO READ. We want to actively ENCOURAGE and ENHANCE their budding, love of reading with NEW BOOKS and a cozy nook in our classroom!

Ms. Saraceni PS 242 Leonard P Stavisky Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kindergarten Collection - Complete Set (10 books) • AKJ Books $11.00 3 $33.00
Kindergarten Collection Teacher''s Guide • AKJ Books $16.50 1 $16.50
Learning Blocks Carpet - Rectangle, 8 ft. 4" x 11 ft. 8" • Nasco $376.95 1 $376.95
123 NYC: A Counting Book of New York City Joanne Dugan • AKJ Books $12.44 1 $12.44
Being Honest • AKJ Books $4.67 2 $9.34
A Walk in the City • AKJ Books $5.06 2 $10.12
A Walk on the Beach • AKJ Books $5.06 2 $10.12
A Second is a Hiccup: A Child''s Book of Time Hazel Hutchins, • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
A Polar Bear Can Swim • AKJ Books $3.11 2 $6.22
Being Fair • AKJ Books $4.67 2 $9.34
Bones • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Being Helpful • AKJ Books $4.67 2 $9.34
Clouds • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Good Night New York City Adam Gamble, Joe Veno (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $8.96 1 $8.96
Good Night Washington, DC • AKJ Books $8.96 1 $8.96
Kindergarten Day USA and China • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Mount Rushmore • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York Joanne Dugan, Joanne D • AKJ Books $12.44 1 $12.44
Character Education- PreK-3 TC • AKJ Books $34.22 1 $34.22
Art - PreK-3 TC • AKJ Books $14.02 1 $14.02
Cinderella Tales- TC • AKJ Books $71.63 1 $71.63
Far Eastern Cultures- PreK-3 TC • AKJ Books $24.11 1 $24.11
Music • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Shapes in Music • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Shapes in Sports • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Telling Tails: Fun with Homonyms Laura Hambleton, Sedat Turh • AKJ Books $6.26 1 $6.26
Snow • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Respect and Take Care of Things Cheri J. Meiners, Meredith J • AKJ Books $8.54 1 $8.54
Shapes in the Garden • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Sharks! • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
The Statue of Liberty • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Whoever You Are Mem Fox, Leslie Staub (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Wind • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11

Materials cost

$747.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$830.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.65

Total project goal

$977.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $977.64

2 Donors

-$95.00

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

match offer

-$882.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$750.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.40

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