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Ms. Tortoledo from New York, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials

My students need pencil grips, a timer to stay on task, 10 lapboards, magnetic letters and markers for their projects.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tortoledo's classroom raised $277

This project is fully funded

My Students

My day begins with meeting with the children with greatest needs. They are the children that need support with letter recognition, rhyming words and letter writing. I would like my students to be grade reading level by the end of the year. The biggest challenge is meeting their needs.

I work with English language learners from different countries.

Our school is a small school located in a large city. The students come from diverse backgrounds and different financial backgrounds. They are very eager and excited about learning a new language and their new culture,

My Project

My students will use the resources to help improve their reading comprehension. The children will use the magnetic letters, markers and their notebooks to write and illustrate their ideas. The pencil grips will help the students with proper holding of the pencils which help motivate the students to write.

The supplies will help my students with their writing and their literacy development.

The children like using a variety of materials for example markers, notebooks with spaces to write and draw and keeping it all together in one notebook.

Ms. Tortoledo PS 185 Locke School Arts & Design 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.

New York, NY 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

17 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 2 $55.98
JJ518 - Classroom Magnetic Letters Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
EA166 - Mini Time Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD338 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
RR423 - Write & Wipe Lapboard Erasers - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 2 $27.98
GR117 - Pencil Grips - Pack of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$201.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.46

Total project goal

$276.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$276.41

3 Donors

-$276.41

Donations toward project cost

-$234.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.46

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$0.00

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