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Ms. Caluza from San Francisco CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

New Books for Beginning Readers

My students need 15 sets of books at various levels in their library for beginning readers.

  • $907 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

We just moved in to a new classroom with nothing in it. It's my first year with these children. They have a new teacher, a new classroom, and are at a new school. I want to fill the class with something very familiar: books.

My students are coming to a new school this year, and their new class is being set up after being a storage room for many years.

We've got shelves to store books for our library, but so few books. These little guys are beginning readers that need to be inspired to get more into books. The must have instilled early, a love or reading, that they can carry with them the rest of their lives.

My Project

We need books at various levels in their library for beginning readers. Good books are the best, and easiest way to get kids into reading, and I want to provide lots of opportunities for kids to read. Its like good food; we can never have too much! I want to have a fully stocked library with both leveled books, so kids can quickly find a book they can read independently, but also theme boxes, so kids can explore ideas on a deeper level.

These books will help create readers from the ground level.

They will read, and read and love to read. They will find joy in books, in themselves and they gain knowledge, skills, and entertainment.

Ms. Caluza
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA534 - Predictable Text Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
RA303 - Me, My Friends & Family Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $83.50 1 $83.50
RE437 - Feelings & Emotions Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $82.50 1 $82.50
AA309 - Level H Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 1 $38.99
AA316 - Level I Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
AA308 - Level G Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
AA318 - Level K Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
AA307 - Level F Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $33.99 1 $33.99
AA302 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $33.99 1 $33.99
AA306 - Level E Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
AA305 - Level D Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
AA304 - Level C Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
AA303 - Level B Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.99 1 $31.99
AA319 - Level L Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 1 $28.99
AA317 - Level J Book Bin - Gr. 1-2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99

Materials cost

$669.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$61.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$770.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.00

Total project goal

$906.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$906.67

17 Donors

-$906.67

Donations toward project cost

-$770.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$136.00

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$0.00

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