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Ms. Calandra from Wyandanch, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Step Inside the Story: Learning and Reading in Our Igloo

Help me give my students a reading igloo to enjoy buddy reading during our winter festival and beyond.

This project is fully funded

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Ms. Calandra Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
Wyandanch, NY Grades PreK-2

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 Project

This winter, our students will have the opportunity to step into a magical, life-sized igloo, a space designed to spark imagination, deepen engagement, and bring learning to life. We are requesting a life-size igloo structure that will be used during our school’s Winter Festival as a special “Buddy Reading Igloo,” where students in younger and older grades can come together to read, explore stories, and build positive literacy habits through hands-on, interactive experiences.

However, the learning will extend far beyond one event.

The igloo will become an ongoing student-centered learning space that supports inquiry, collaboration, and experiential exploration throughout the school year. Inside the igloo, students won’t just read; they will role-play story scenes, participate in mini inquiry-based research projects, explore winter-themed STEM challenges, and engage in project-based learning connected to science and social studies.

Students will be invited to ask questions like: How are igloos built? Why are they warm inside? How do communities in cold climates adapt to their environment? These questions naturally lead to hands-on experiments with insulation, engineering models, and real-world problem solving. The igloo becomes both a reading nook and a living “lab” where students test ideas, collaborate with classmates, and build understanding through direct experience.

The space also supports interactive learning. Whether students are buddy reading, acting out a story, conducting a simple science experiment, or using the igloo as a calm, cozy breakout space, they take ownership of their learning environment. This encourages independence, joy, and curiosity, especially important in a Title I community where access to immersive educational experiences may be limited.

By bringing this life-size igloo to our school, students will have a unique, engaging, and magical space that fosters literacy, exploration, creativity, and hands-on learning.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

999 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Calandra Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School 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.

Wyandanch, NY 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

999 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SAYOK Outdoor Portable Inflatable Igloo Dome Tent with Led Light for Party Wedding Event Camping • Amazon Business $650.00 1 $650.00

Materials cost

$650.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$689.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.72

Total project goal

$811.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $811.47

4 Donors

-$369.63

Donations toward project cost

-$369.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$376.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$320.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$65.23

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 $0.00

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