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Ms. Baus from Tempe, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for 2nd Graders!

Help me give my students books to read at their independent reading level!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Baus's classroom raised $528

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

So many students are still behind because of the impacts of COVID learning. As a second-grade class, more than half of my class is reading below grade level and is working on the basic foundations of reading. These students need books at their reading level to reading independently so that they can continue to progress in their skills. This project will go directly towards putting more books into these students' hands. Having books at students' level boosts their reading ability and grows their confidence as readers. As these readers progress, it is so important that they find continued success through reading at-level texts.

Ms. Baus Scales Technology Academy 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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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 3 $14.97
Uni the Unicorn Uni's First Sleepover (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.98 3 $11.94
Detective Dinosaur Undercover (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Big Shark, Little Shark, and the Spooky Cave (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Splat the Cat Gets a Job! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Rosco The Rascal Visits The Pumpkin Patch • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rosco the Rascal In the Land of Snow • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Space: Planets, Moons, Stars, and More! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.84 2 $7.68
Ladybugs (Little Pebble: Little Critters) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Baby Animals in Dens (Baby Animals and Their Homes) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Ships (Transportation) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Our Skin Can Touch (Our Amazing Senses) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
All About Oceans (Habitats) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
All About Rain Forests (Habitats) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
All About Forests (Habitats) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
All About the North and South Poles (Habitats) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Praying Mantises (Little Critters) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Our Ears Can Hear (Our Amazing Senses) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Our Noses Can Smell (Our Amazing Senses) • Amazon Business $6.67 1 $6.67
Family Is Everything (Disney Encanto) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.24 2 $6.48
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ariel Is Fearless/Jasmine Is Helpful (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pony Scouts: Runaway Ponies! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Time for School, Little Dinosaur (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Sky's the Limit! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Flat Stanley and the Lost Treasure (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Happy Halloween, Mittens (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Big Shark, Little Shark, and the Missing Teeth (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Katie Fry, Private Eye #1: The Lost Kitten (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Better Together (Disney/Pixar Elemental) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Firefly with No Glow (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dancing Dinos Go to School (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Thomas and the Shark (Thomas & Friends) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pizza Party! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Big Shark, Little Shark Go to School (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85
Biscuit and the Little Llamas (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.75 1 $5.75
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories: Reillustrated Edition. A Halloween Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Amazing Planet Earth (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ocean of Color (Disney/Pixar Finding Dory) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Berenstain Bears Catch the Bus: A Tell the Time Story (Step into Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Grumpy Monkey Ready, Set, Bananas! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Uni Bakes a Cake (Uni the Unicorn) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Planet Name Game (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
One Hundred Shoes: A Math Reader (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Clark the Shark: Friends Forever (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat and the Obstacle Course (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat and the Cat in the Moon (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Lulu Goes to Witch School: A Halloween Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: The Fall Festival (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit and the Little Pup (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Best Teacher in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: In the Ocean (L1/Coreader) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Old Racers, New Racers (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.56 1 $4.56
Mobs in the Overworld! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.31 1 $4.31
Have No Fear! Halloween is Here! (Dr. Seuss/The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.29 1 $4.29
More Spaghetti, I Say! (Scholastic Reader Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
I Like Fish (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Little Witch's Big Night: A Little Witch Book (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pumpkin Day!: A Festive Pumpkin Book for Kids (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pete the Cat Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.79 1 $3.79

Materials cost

$385.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$448.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.13

Total project goal

$527.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $527.52

2 Donors

-$527.52

Donations toward project cost

-$448.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.13

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