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

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Books in the Life of a Child!

My students need leveled books to improve their fluency and comprehension.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Luna's classroom raised $1,087

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 Students

"There is no substitute for books in the life of a child." — May Ellen Chase

I am a second grade teacher in a low-income public school in Bronx, NY.

I have been lucky enough to have a motivated group this year, and I am very proud of the strides they have made in reading. I have a tried with some success to set up a leveled library for them, but some of my students are reading at a higher level. Sadly, I do not have enough books for them to read past their current level. On the other end, I have some struggling readers who read at low levels and I have few books for them to choose from. I want my students to succeed in reading, but they need more books. The resources provided at my school are not adequate enough to meet their needs. My higher-level readers have resorted to reading lower-level books and my lower functioning readers are reading books above their reading level.

My Project

All students deserve to have appropriate books that help them to become confident readers and confident writers. I want to provide this for my students, but I do not have nearly enough books in my library to enable them to enjoy reading and develop their reading skills from their current level. I do not want them to be discouraged and frustrated with books that they cannot read or with books that are too simple for them.

Reading is essential to life and academic success.

My students need more books to help them to become lifelong readers and learners. A set of "just right" books could really help my students with their overall reading goals and academic success.

Ms. Luna PS 43 Jonas Bronck Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

22 students impacted 36donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CB500X - Dr. Seuss Classics Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
EE667 - Lakeshore Word Family Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF425 - Writing Activity Stations • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LL722 - Level K Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $41.00 1 $41.00
AA431 - Organize & Write Research Reports • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT919 - Level I Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.00 1 $35.00
LL719 - Level I Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.00 1 $35.00
LL716 - Level F Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.00 1 $34.00
AA842 - Level I Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.00 1 $31.00
LL717 - Level G Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.00 1 $31.00
TT916 - Level F Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.00 1 $30.00
TT918 - Level H Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.00 1 $30.00
TT917 - Level G Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.00 1 $30.00
AA841 - Level H Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $30.00 1 $30.00
LL843 - Nonfiction Sequence & Write Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF236 - Sequence & Write Story Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL718 - Level H Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.00 1 $29.00
TT942 - Level K Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
LL721 - Level J Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
AA839 - Level G Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
TT943 - Level L Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.00 1 $26.00
AA844 - Level K Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.00 1 $26.00
AA846 - Level M Extra Book Set - Gr. 2-3 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $25.00 1 $25.00
TT941 - Level J Extra Book Set - Gr. 1-2 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.00 1 $22.00
AA843 - Level J Extra Book Set - Gr. 1-2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $20.00 1 $20.00
AA845 - Level L Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $20.00 1 $20.00
DD105 - Black Write & Wipe Markers - Thin-Line - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 4 $15.96

Materials cost

$879.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$923.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.90

Total project goal

$1,086.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,086.01

30 Donors

-$975.19

Donations toward project cost

-$923.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$110.82

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