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Ms. DeCicco from Mount Vernon, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Power of Communication

Help me give my students the power to communicate through play and literature!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. DeCicco's classroom raised $855

This project is fully funded

My Project

By donating to the power of communication project, you will help my students strengthen their receptive, expressive, and social skills through play and literature. We will be using these story telling kits, along with the puppets, to help my students express stories and be able to express themselves. We will be using the language cards to enhance the students’ vocabulary. These materials will help my students’ increase their ability to communicate their wants, needs, desires, and ability to ask questions. Being able to strengthen the students’ communication skills will help them to become more independent and give them the power to communicate at school and most importantly, to the world!

Ms. DeCicco Cecil Parker Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Mount Vernon, 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

40 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA955X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
RR650X - Lets Talk Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
EE930X - Early Language Activity Boxes - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
RJ27 - The Mystery Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC270X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.99 1 $47.99
LC260X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.99 1 $47.99
AA808 - Touch Learn Picture Card Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
EE538 - Hear Myself Sound Phone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 5 $34.95
TB403 - Spider Glove Puppet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LA998 - Storytelling Lapboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LA835 - Storytelling Glove • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$685.87

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$726.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.15

Total project goal

$854.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$854.31

2 Donors

-$854.31

Donations toward project cost

-$726.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.15

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$0.00

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