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Ms. Timmons from Los Angeles CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rewarding and Developing Independent Reading Habits

My project needs 1-2 copies of various children's literature titles as incentives for completing monthly reading logs.

  • $473 goal

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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.

I teach a class of 10-14 students with various disabilities, including learning disabilities and autism. The children are in grades 2 - 5. The community in which I work is in a low-socio-economic area. Many of the children have no books at home and their parents do not read or speak English, and some are illiterate in their native language as well. In order to encourage them to read at home, I provide a weekly packet of books students can borrow, on their independent reading level. They read daily as part of their homework and complete a reading log. When this reading log is complete (18 entries), I let them choose a book from the "Book box." This will help the children build up their home library and encourage them to continue daily reading habits by letting them choose a book of interest to keep. Some of the children will read up to five books a night in order to complete the log. The children have been so motivated that my book box supplies have run low (mainly consisting of donated used books and books from the local dollar store). I would like to replenish their book supply with some quality literature. You can help impoverished students improve their reading and instill a love for reading in them forever by contributing to their at-home library.

Ms. Timmons
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
John, Paul, George and Ben Lane Smith, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.00 1 $5.00
How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell, Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket Series) George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Frindle Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Miss Nelson Is Missing! Harry G. Allard, James Marshall • Barnes and Noble $5.35 2 $10.70
The Hello, Goodbye Window Norton Juster, Chris Raschka (Illustrator), Christopher Raschka (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.00 1 $5.00
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Skinnybones Barbara Park, Leo Lionni • Barnes and Noble $4.95 2 $9.90
Poppy Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Million Dollar Shot Dan Gutman, Mark Buehner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.00 1 $5.00
Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner, Marcia Sewall, Marcia Sewall (Illustrator), Greg Hargreaves (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.95 2 $9.90
Brundibar Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Tony Kushner • Barnes and Noble $5.00 2 $10.00
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Witches Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
My Teacher Is an Alien Bruce Coville, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Henry and Ribsy Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
The Landry News Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System: (Magic School Bus Series) Created by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator), Created by Bruce Degen • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
The Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine, Gail Carson Levine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Whittington Alan W. Armstrong, S. D. Schindler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 2 $11.70
How Much Is a Million?, Vol. 1 David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Wayside School Is Falling Down Louis Sachar, Adam McCauley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.00 1 $5.00
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
The Janitor's Boy Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
Tacky the Penguin Helen Lester, Lynn Munsinger, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Fighting Ground Avi • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The School Story Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Parts Tedd Arnold, K. Gilson (Editor), Tedd Arnold (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$309.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.94

Sales tax

 $22.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$387.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.05

Total project goal

$472.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $472.50

1 Donor

-$429.41

Donations toward project cost

-$365.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $27.38

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