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Mrs. Martinez from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Animals are Amazing!

Help me give my students new and engaging nonfiction books about animals to support our nonfiction reading and writing unit.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Martinez's classroom raised $198

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

My students are a fantastic group of first graders. Their enthusiasm for learning is inspiring. They have many questions and ideas, which, in turn, lead me to try my best to support them by providing the resources for answering and pursuing their interests.

It is great teaching students who have such a commitment and motivation to do their best.

It brings out the best in teachers, which strongly impacts the students' outcomes.

My students have great potential to turn into great readers, writers, and thinkers. It has been a pleasure pushing them to meet and exceed their potential. I do not doubt that they will meet their goals as learners.

My Project

For our nonfiction reading and writing unit about endangered animals, students will use these nonfiction books to gather information on their topic. Then, they will use the facts learned in reading to write their own informational book during writing.

I hope that these books will help answer their questions, inspire new questions, and help them gain the knowledge needed to teach others about their endangered animals.

Having these nonfiction books in my classroom will not only help my students become better readers, but it will also provide them with the choice to choose their own topic and in turn, understand that as learners they can pursue and learn about anything they have questions about.

Mrs. Martinez PS 115 Alexander Humboldt Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Emperor Penguins • Amazon Business $22.94 1 $22.94
Look Again: Secrets of Animal Camouflage • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Bengal Tigers (Asian Animals) • Amazon Business $7.29 2 $14.58
Creature Features • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Penguins Are Awesome (Polar Animals) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Tigers and Their Cubs: A 4D Book (Animal Offspring) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Deadliest!: 20 Dangerous Animals (Extreme Animals) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Trickiest!: 19 Sneaky Animals (Extreme Animals) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Move! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Stinkiest!: 20 Smelly Animals (Extreme Animals) • Amazon Business $5.28 1 $5.28

Materials cost

$126.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.07

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.68

Total project goal

$197.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $197.89

2 Donors

-$105.11

Donations toward project cost

-$96.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.26

match offer

-$83.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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