You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

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

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Rotini from Bridgeport, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. Rotini is requesting

Seeing the World Through Our Eyes

My students need paper, colored pencils, and markers to use during the literacy block

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Rotini's classroom raised $467

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Students

Every morning we compliment one person in our lives,describing how they are special. Our students' challenge is comprehension and writing. We modify their writing into drawing pictures depicting their understanding. "Being different is one of the most beautiful things on earth."

The students range from grades 6-8, and have a primary label as autism.

the classroom consists of 9 students and 2 Para-Professionals. Cognitive levels vary, as well as significant verbal and behavioral issues. It is critical that lesson are presented in a systematic manner, which provide them the ability to understand and have a predictable curriculum. Consistency and providing them with a highly structured, organized classroom with visual supports, is essential for them to attend, focus, and produce quality work. They are very concrete in their understanding of new material, so we correlate and tie generalization by relating lessons from life experiences. We are in and inner city district struggling like most from financial issues.

My Project

The materials requested will be used to create and modify the curriculum through visual supports, signs, additional pictures/documents, assessments, and documentation. All lessons require many more steps, since we need to (task analyze), meaning breaking every lesson down to the most simple step, then building upon that. A typical activity would be reading. We make use visual cards depicting the story to have students discuss. They then talk about their knowledge of the book. We then present vocabulary words that will be introduced, along with any personal connections they may have. As each part/chapter of the book, there are language strips for the student to fill in as we go along. Some will write their understanding of what we read, others will draw pictures from which we base assessments on. They will ultimately write and be assessed on their comprehension. They will learn recall, writing strategies, vocabulary, and group participation, all which require visual supports.

The donations requested will enable our students to learn step by step the strategies, vocabulary and comprehension skills through additional supports needed for them to be successful.

We need to provide them with the resources needed to develop the skills need to keep them on par with their typical counterparts, and allow them the same opportunities. They need to learn step by step, building to create a final product. The goal for our students is to promote a higher level of thinking.

Mr. Rotini Barnum School Grades 6-8

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.

Bridgeport, CT 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

13 students impacted 1donor

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Rotini is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hammermill32lb. Laser Print Laser Papers 8-1/2x11" Letter Size • Quill.com $15.02 10 $150.20
Neenah 65lb. Bright White Card Stock Paper 8-1/2 x 11", Letter, 250/Pack • Quill.com $17.54 5 $87.70
Crayola Classpack Non-Washable Markers Chisel Point, Assorted Colors, 256/Box • Quill.com $80.99 1 $80.99
Crayola Colored Pencils Classpack 240/Box • Quill.com $42.29 1 $42.29

Materials cost

$361.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.99

Total project goal

$466.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.59

1 Donor

-$466.59

Donations toward project cost

-$396.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.99

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Rotini and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/seeing-the-world-through-our-eyes/1229356/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":13,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Rotini","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1664923136","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Bridgeport","teachersOnPage":[566211],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":1229356,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":43409,"schoolName":"Barnum School","authorIds":{"566211":{"owner":"Mr. Rotini","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1229356],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":253212,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjM2OTE0MA=="],"teacherId":566211,"schoolCounty":"Fairfield","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut"}}