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Ms. Martinez from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for First Grade Classroom

Help me give my students The gift of reading amazing books filled with a lifetime of learning.

  • $955 goal

This project expired on August 4, 2025.

This project expired on August 4, 2025.

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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 Project

Our first graders are loving the reading adventure they are on, but we need help stocking our classroom library with magical stories, silly characters and page turning imagination. Our little readers are beginning their journey with books, and the right book opens a door for a lifetime of learning.

Your donations will help our classroom library be filled with amazing adventures and “ a-ha!” moments.

Help us turn our library to o a magical place filled with discoveries, where every book leads our students to a new adventure. Thank you for supporting our young readers.

Ms. Martinez PS 56 Norwood Heights 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Phonics Skill-Building Book Sets - Complete Library for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
Pete the Cat Collection - 11 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $83.14 1 $83.14
5 Book Set: Kindness & Social Emotional Learning (ages 4-8 inclusive, teaching compassion books for classroom library) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $82.00 1 $82.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
Pigeon Collection - 6 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $78.80 1 $78.80
Who Is? Nonfiction Collection - 11 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $50.29 1 $50.29
Grades 2-3 Graphic Novels Collection- 7 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $49.35 1 $49.35
Developing Social & Emotional Relationships Books - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Lakeshore Short Vowels Skill-Building Book Set for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
National Geographic Readers Collection - 9 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $36.43 1 $36.43
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Contemporary Figures: Venus & Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Civil Rights Figures: Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00

Materials cost

$759.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$811.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.17

Total project goal

$954.48

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