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

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Take Me to Your Reader

Help me give my students the resources they need to move levels in their reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Balaban's classroom raised $294

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are the most kind, thoughtful and unique students you will meet. All of my students are diagnosed with a disability, and many of them are also English Language Learners (ELL). Yet, every day when they enter the classroom, they are still filled with excitement and curiosity towards learning. My students love to engage in hands-on activities, centers and other educational games.

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my students have been learning from home and are not able to see their friends and teachers.

They already display difficulties with understanding and adjusting to change, so returning to school and setting social distancing guidelines will be challenging.

My Project

This project was created to help me give my students the resources they need to move levels in their reading. I want my students to continue to grow their love for books.

My students are very engaged readers.

However, we are very limited with the resources we have in our classroom. Being that my students are diagnosed with a disability and many of them are ELL, majority of my students are reading below grade level. Many of my students students come from low-income/economic status families. They do not have the ability to have many books at home to help them move up levels.

My students are very hardworking and do not give up when reading gets tough! I would love the help in providing materials to make each reading lesson attainable for all types of learners in my classroom! Please help me give my students the chance to move up in their reading.

Ms. Balaban PS 177 the Marlboro School Grades 3-5

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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Look at You, Katie Woo! • AKJ Education $5.80 4 $23.20
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48
The Big Lie • AKJ Education $4.34 4 $17.36
Fox on the Job • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Frog and Toad Together (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Happy Birthday, Sam • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Henry And Mudge Take the Big Test • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp • AKJ Education $3.64 3 $10.92
Sheep In A Jeep • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Henry and Mudge: The First Book • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Mittens • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Go Away, Dog • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Dogerella • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Tiger Is a Scaredy Cat • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
My New Boy • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Just Grandma and Me (Little Critter) • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82
That Bad, Bad Cat! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pal and Sal • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Turtle and Snake's Day at the Beach • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Monkey See, Monkey Do • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$210.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$249.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.00

Total project goal

$293.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $293.35

6 Donors

-$248.28

Donations toward project cost

-$224.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

match offer

-$29.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.58

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 $0.00

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