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Ms. Picicco from Waukegan, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listen To Reading With Daily 5!

My students need 7 read-along books and an 8-station junction box to use in their Daily 5 group "Listen to Reading."

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Picicco's classroom raised $485

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

The main challenge my students face is living in a low-income community. Many of my students are required to take care of themselves and have little to no help with schoolwork at home. I try my best to make my classroom a safe, comfortable environment that is their home away from home.

My students are all ELL students.

I have 20 total students, 12 girls and 8 boys. Each student is wonderful in his/her own way. They attend a public school in a low-income community. There is little/no parent support, which makes it a little difficult to have at-home support. My students are everything to me! That's why it is so important that my classroom is where they want to spend their time at learning!

My Project

I am requesting 7 read-along stories with cd's to use with our Daily 5 center "Listen to Reading", an 8 station junction box and a storage unit that can keep their headphones and books organized. We currently have a limited supply of read aloud books in our listening center library, with only a few stories on cd . All students visit the listening center weekly and I want students to be motivated by visiting this center.

Following along in the book while they listen to the story helps students improve fluency, vocabulary, and overall comprehension.

They also enjoy being read to, even if it's a recording. Listening to the stories teaches students to read with proper tone and expression. My listening center truly offers students a wonderful learning opportunity.

Ms. Picicco Washington Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Waukegan, IL 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE774 - The Three Little Pigs Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE726 - Wemberly Worried Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE732 - Stone Soup Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE612 - Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE733 - Caps for Sale Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE758 - Tacky the Penguin Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $38.50 1 $38.50
RE962 - The Doorbell Rang Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
LA802 - 8-Station Junction Box With Volume Controls • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
GG819 - Read-Along Storage Unit Only • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95

Materials cost

$376.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$412.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.71

Total project goal

$484.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $484.76

2 Donors

-$484.76

Donations toward project cost

-$412.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.71

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 $0.00

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