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Kindergarten Big Books!

Help me give my students Big Books for our Library, the oversized editions made specifically for group read-alouds, so every student sitting on the carpet can actually see the text and illustrations, and stay engaged.

2 donors
$734 still needed

2 donors
$734 still needed

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Ms. Brown Berkeley Elementary School

Bloomfield, NJ Grades PreK-2

Celebrating 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

I'm the Media Specialist at a Title One school with a wonderfully diverse group of students. This year I'm especially focused on our youngest readers, Kindergarten and 1st grade, who visit the library every week to build the foundation skills that will carry them through their whole school career. Read-aloud time is one of the most important parts of their week, and I want every child on the carpet to be able to see the words and pictures, not just hear them.

We need Big Books, the over-sized fiction and nonfiction editions made specifically for group read-alouds.

Because of their massive size, every student sitting on the carpet can actually see the text and illustrations, follow along with print concepts, and stay engaged in a way that's just not possible with a regular-sized book held up from the front of the room. For Kindergarten and 1st grade especially, this matters enormously: it's how young readers learn how print works, build vocabulary, and start to fall in love with stories. We actually have no big books in our library, and we want a strong Big Book collection covering both fiction and nonfiction so every lesson can be engaging for the class as a whole.

As a teacher, I give a lot from my own pocket and I do so willingly and happily because I want to make sure my students feel successful in their environment. But Big Books are a specialized, often pricier format, and it's hard to build the collection our K-1 students deserve on my own. That's why I'm asking our community for support. Teachers wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the support of the people in our communities.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 2 donors

Project tagged as

Bloomfield, NJ
Grades PreK-2
Early Development
Literacy
Traditional School
Educational Kits & Games
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Brown will only receive her materials if this project is fully funded by November 11.

Ms. Brown Berkeley Elementary 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.

Bloomfield, NJ View local requests

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

200 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Big Book Storytelling Activity Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $599.00 1 $599.00

Activity Kit Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99

Materials cost			$658.99
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$9.88
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$698.87
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$123.33
Total project goal			$822.20
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$822.20
2 Donors			-$75.00
Donations toward project cost			-$75.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$0.00
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$13.24
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$733.96

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This teacher needs your help!

Kindergarten Big Books!

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Project

Project tagged as

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

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TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Project Activity

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.