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Ms. Karapetian from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books My Students Can Borrow to Read

My students need books to borrow and read at home. These books are books that they are interested in and want to read all the time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Karapetian's classroom raised $583

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.

I have been a first grade teacher for the past three years at a school where the majority of the students live in poverty. These students are bright students but have little or no support at home or the proper resources due to language barriers and because of the fact that they come from low-income families.

Because of these circumstances, my students don't have any books at home to read and build literacy. For a first grade, English language learner to become successful in learning the language, he or she needs to understand the language and then be able to read it. The more children read, the better they become at reading. It's as simple as that. The more enjoyable the things they read are, the more they'll stick with them and develop the reading skills that they'll need for full access to information in their adult lives. Reading should be viewed as a pleasurable activity.

In order to help my students read more and enjoy what they are reading, I have asked for several books that they are interested in. These books are mainly books by Dr. Seuss and from the Berenstein Bear’s collection. My students are allowed to go to our school library once a week and check out one book at a time. This limits my students to what they can read at home and they get bored. Therefore having my own checkout system in my classroom with the books that they like will give them more choice and accessibility. My students will be able to take these books home and exchange them with different books whenever they please. By doing this, it will give my students additional resources to take home and use to help them become more successful learners.

It’s difficult to see these students who have so much potential fall through the cracks because of their family situation. This will allow them to make my classroom to be another resource for the students to access to become better learners. You will be able to help them read and become more successful at it.

Ms. Karapetian Strathern Street Elementary School 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
JJ467 - Check It Out! Book Chart • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
Adventures of The Berenstain Bears (I Can Read Series) Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $7.18 1 $7.18
Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain (Illustrator), With Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Inside Outside Upside Down Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The Berenstain Bears Visit The Dentist Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The Berenstain Bear's and the Homework Hassle Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Berenstain Bears Big Bear Small Bear Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
CB500X - Dr. Seuss Classics Library • Lakeshore Learning $85.00 2 $170.00
JJ459 - Check It Out! Refill Pack • Lakeshore Learning $10.95 1 $10.95
BK326 - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Hardcover B • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
BK463 - If You Give a Pig a Party Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
BK9175 - Are You My Mother? Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $8.99 1 $8.99
BK418 - If You Take a Mouse to School Hardcover • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
BK8103 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
Berenstain Bears and the Excuse Note Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Berenstain Bears Go Back to School Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Michael Berenstain (Illustrator), Mike Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Bears' Picnic (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books Series) Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Bike Lesson Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$384.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.46

Sales tax

 $27.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$478.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.93

Total project goal

$582.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $582.93

1 Donor

-$562.35

Donations toward project cost

-$478.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.58

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