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Mrs. Ranieri from Bronx, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Learn By Doing!

My students need to have items such as books, puppets, and magnetic money to make learning about goods and services an enjoyable, interactive experience.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ranieri's classroom raised $499

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin

Walking into my room you will find many different things taking place at one time.

I strongly believe that children learn by doing. I try to provide an environment where my little ones all feel that they can be successful learning and doing new things. I have 24 little ones that are very diverse in backgrounds and abilities but they are all energetic, creative and love to learn by doing things. As a result my room is a controlled, creative chaos at times with special pockets for quiet reading, writing and thinking. It is a privilege to be their teacher and provide a place they feel safe and loved. One of my sweet children told me on Friday, "Mrs. R, we sure are fabulous. We are the smartest." I hope to give them this foundation so this feeling lasts the next 11 years in school.

My Project

Our curriculum has a six week unit teaching children about their role as community members making decisions on how to use available goods and services. My goal is to make this unit as fun and engaging as possible. I have requested books that children want to read and are a variety of levels so all my children are reached. To help motivate them to read, I have requested puppets of community helpers that provide services. Children that are often reluctant to read will become motivated when using a puppet. I believe that learning occurs more easily when a child is doing an activity. This project will allow me to provide the opportunity for the child to become a consumer using goods and services. I will give each child an allowance of play money to spend on goods I bring to the classroom. I have requested magnetic money to model how to spend money and receive change. My hope is that they will have personal experiences to write about that they did not previously have.

School is supposed to be fun and enjoyable, especially for a six year old.

If children have positive experiences at the beginning of their school career, make wonderful memories, they will hopefully be motivated to stay in school. Unfortunately, the drop out rate is higher than average in my neighborhood. I am hoping to reduce this by fostering a love of learning in my little ones.

Mrs. Ranieri PS 11 Highbridge School - Annex Grades PreK-2

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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 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

24 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT740X - Let’s Talk! Community Helpers Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00
DS780 - Community Helpers at Work Photo Book Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.50 1 $79.50
CW166 - Community Workers Book Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $64.50 1 $64.50
FF947 - Community & Careers Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
BG778 - Magnetic Big Money • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
RR637 - Lakeshore Community Block Play People • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP605 - Shopping Math - Money Problem Solving Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$387.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.78

Total project goal

$498.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.56

11 Donors

-$357.00

Donations toward project cost

-$342.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

Matching donations from our partners

-$95.68

Match offers toward project cost

-$81.33

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.88

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 $0.00

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