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Ms. Zelver from Santa Cruz CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book Boxes for the Love of Reading

Help me give my students individual book boxes to encourage a love for learning as we are users of the Accelerated Reader program and read for a least an hour a day.

  • $218 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

My Students

My students come from a variety of backgrounds. We are 86% English Language Learners, 86% Free and/or Reduced Lunches, Title I school, Migrant Families, and in a low income neighborhood.

My students come from households that can be unstable and school is one place where they can feel safe and adequate resource to help facilitate their scholastic experience.

We, at LOS, aim to create a safe and creative atmosphere for our students. A safe learning environment is our goal.

My Project

Live OES is an Accelerated Reader school and students spend a significant time during the day reading independently in my classroom. Accelerated Reader is a computer program where students take quizzes after reading and get rewards for how many books or words they have read throughout six week periods. Research indicates that a student who reads just 20 minutes per day the will be exposed to 1.8 million words per year and score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests.

Book Boxes give them a personal way to keep their books organized and safe.

Students will enjoy having their own place to keep their books safe and secure.

Ms. Zelver
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA758X - Connect & Store Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 5 $139.95

Materials cost

$139.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.62

Total project goal

$217.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $217.48

7 Donors

-$197.48

Donations toward project cost

-$167.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.62

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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 $0.00

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