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

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Seeing the World Through a Poet's Eyes!

Help me give my students poetry books, sunglasses to have poet eyes, and supplies to use their imaginations.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Meyers's classroom raised $389

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students love learning in different ways. My classroom is full of eager learners who have many different learning styles. I have many students who are English language learners. Many of my students are visual and tactile learners. My students love learning new things and creating things to show what they learned. They like to share what they have learned with other classes in our school. Science and social studies are the subjects that my students love the most.

My students also love using technology to increase their learning and to share what they learned.

My students continue to amaze me every day with their knowledge and love for learning.

My Project

Do you remember learning poetry in school? Was it as eye opening as it is for some of my students? Our poetry unit helps my students use their imagination in their writing. We start our unit by "putting on our poet eyes." We use sunglasses when we want to be poets and we take off our sunglasses when we are no longer poets. When we have our sunglasses on, we see things in a different way. A pair of scissors is no longer a pair of scissors, it becomes a shark chomping it's way through a piece of paper. I asked for many different objects in my project, such as glitter, pencils, q-tips, and gems.

These ordinary objects will be extraordinary when my students put on their poet sunglasses.

What will the glitter turn into? Fairy dust? Rain? or something else? I also asked for poetry books. I want my students to be exposed to many different types of poems. Something that I have seen in the past with my students during our poetry unit, is that some of my struggling writers find their voice in poetry. There are less "rules" to follow. My students can use their imagination to express themselves and the world around. The items that I am asking will allow my students to explore poetry and become poets themselves.

Mrs. Meyers PS 889 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

60 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Sunglasses Party Favors, 24Pack Neon Sunglasses for Kids,Boys and Girls, Great Gift for Birthday Party Supplies, Beach, Pool Party Favors, Fun Gift, Party Toys, Goody Bag Favors - 80’s Party Accessories • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
Bookspeak!: Poems About Books • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry • Amazon Business $14.49 2 $28.98
Teenitor Fine Glitter, 32 Jars 8g Each Glitter Set, 32 Assorted Color Arts and Craft Glitter, Eyeshadow Makeup Nail Art Pigment Glitter, Glitter for Slime • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
ArtCreativity 72 PC Pencil Assortment for Kids, Fun Assorted Number 2 Pencils, Bulk Wooden Writing Pencils with Durable Erasers, Teacher Supplies for Classroom, Student Reward, Stationery Party Favors • Amazon Business $18.97 1 $18.97
Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: and Other School Poems for Two Voices • Amazon Business $9.29 2 $18.58
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
100 Pieces Toy Gems Pirate Treasure Jewels Fake Acrylic Gems Bling Multicolor Diamonds Plastic Gemstones with a Drawstring Bag for Party Table Decorations Pirate Party Favors • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Dog and Duncan (Claudia Lewis Poetry Award) • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Caydo 324 Pieces Pipe Cleaners 27 Colors Chenille Stems for DIY Art Creative Crafts Project Decorations (6 mm x 12 Inch) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Surprises: 38 Poems about Almost Everything! (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Q-Tips Cotton Swabs, 170 Count, 2-Pack • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Coceca 300pcs 3-5 Inches Colorful Feathers for DIY Craft Wedding Home Party Decorations • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ziploc Sandwich and Snack Bags for On the Go Freshness, Grip 'n Seal Technology for Easier Grip, Open, and Close, 90 Count • Amazon Business $3.50 1 $3.50

Materials cost

$296.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.31

Total project goal

$388.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.76

10 Donors

-$385.24

Donations toward project cost

-$330.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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