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

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Ms. POLERA's classroom raised $143

Help Us Learn How-To...

My students need 1-2 copies each of 6 nonfiction books, including "I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skin and Other Questions about Reptiles" and "How to Draw Insects".

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Ms. POLERA Brooklyn Charter School
Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

My Students

Ever want to learn how to do something? My students are eager to learn how to do so many things that we created a writing unit for students to learn and share their how-to. In order to support students with their writing unit we need to provide them with examples of this type of writing.

As a literacy specialist I help students who are below grade level in reading and/or writing.

My students are motivated and excited to learn new things, however are not meeting their grade level expectations. The students attend a Charter School in a low socioeconomic area and qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Our school is struggling to purchase materials based on today's economy. Our budgets are currently frozen and we are struggling to support students with resources we have on hand.

My Project

Students are interested learning about drawing and discovering how to do new things. In addition, they want to share their knowledge with their classmates and friends. The resources needed are high interest texts to support and engage students within the nonfiction writing unit. The books requested are books students have expressed interest in reading and learning more about in order to help them write their How-To.

The donations for this project hold the opportunity to help my students become engaged and excited to read and learn!

Students who otherwise fall between the cracks or are unable to perform on grade level. The books hold the power to motivate and empower students to learn and share their knowledge with someone else. With your help we can support students and enable them to feel confident! Who wouldn't want to help empower a child?

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

35 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. POLERA Brooklyn Charter School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

35 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Growing Frogs Vivian French, Alison Bartlett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
How to Draw Insects Barbara Soloff Levy • Barnes and Noble $3.55 4 $14.20
Buying, Training, and Caring for Your Dinosaur Laura Joy Rennert, Marc Brown • Barnes and Noble $15.99 2 $31.98
Why Do Cats Purr? Joy Radle Cutrone, Sharon Smith Lapham (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Seashore (Eyewitness Book Series) Steve Parker, Elizabeth Hester (Editor), Dave King (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skin and Other Questions about Reptiles (I Wonder Why Series) Amanda O'Neill • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58

Materials cost

$106.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$117.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.70

Total project goal

$142.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $142.76

1 Donor

-$142.76

Donations toward project cost

-$117.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.70

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 $0.00

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