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

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Books of Their Very Own

My students need "good-fit" books to keep and read at home including Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King Award winners, and nonfiction books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bonham's classroom raised $986

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

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go." ~ Dr. Seuss ~ Knowledge is power and I want to give my students the power to choose the lives they will live.

My first years in education were spent in the classroom of an affluent, high-achieving school.

When I moved to the Phoenix area, I became a reading intervention teacher in a K-5 elementary school. The school where I work is a Title 1 school and we have 79.1% of students who receive free or reduced lunch. Each day I service twenty-six first through fourth grade students, who are either below or well-below grade level in reading. We practice phonemic awareness, decoding, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. When I ask my students whom they read with at home, they generally say “nobody.” When I ask them what they read, they tell me they have no books because their parents or grandparents can’t afford them. Many of these students have never been to a library outside of school. My students are very excited to learn and live up to my high expectations every day.

My Project

My goal is to provide each of my students with one book a month for the next six months, which is rest of the school year. I have selected various levels and genres of books. They will be able to choose a new book each month that they can then take home and hopefully cherish for many years. I believe that this will boost not only their reading skills, but also their confidence.

Many of the children at my school receive donations of weekend food bags so they can have snacks over the weekend.

In my opinion, reading is not a priority for these children and their families, survival is. It is my sincere hope that I can help to break this cycle of poverty by encouraging my students to love reading while they are young, so that their future goals may include graduating from high school or attending college. I believe in all of my students and want them to succeed in life.

Mrs. Bonham Scales Technology Academy Grades 3-5

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

26 students impacted 17donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 1 Classic Grade Level Library (30 bk set) • AKJ Books $134.59 1 $134.59
Grade 2 Classic Grade Level Library (30 bk set) • AKJ Books $115.06 1 $115.06
PreK-K Classic Grade Level Library (30 bk set) • AKJ Books $113.82 1 $113.82
Viva Frida • AKJ Books $13.13 4 $52.52
I Can Read Books Grades K-1 (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.11 1 $33.11
National Geographic Readers - Level 1 (Set of 7) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
People Could Fly: American Black Folktales • AKJ Books $9.49 2 $18.98
National Geographic Readers - Level 3 (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.96 1 $16.96
Heart and Soul • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
Amazing Buildings - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.39 4 $13.56
Ant Cities • AKJ Books $4.37 3 $13.11
An Octopus Is Amazing • AKJ Books $4.37 3 $13.11
Nana in the City • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People''s Ears • AKJ Books $5.83 2 $11.66
Ants! Editors Of Time For Kids, With Brenda Iasevoli • AKJ Books $2.91 3 $8.73
Kung Pow Chicken • AKJ Books $4.34 2 $8.68
The Pest Show on Earth • AKJ Books $4.34 2 $8.68
Three Little Pigs: The Graphic Novel Lisa Trumbauer, Aaron B • AKJ Books $4.34 2 $8.68
Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath • AKJ Books $2.00 4 $8.00
Babymouse #10: The Musical • AKJ Books $2.00 3 $6.00
Travis & Freddy''s Adventures in Vegas • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Prehistoric Monsters! • AKJ Books $1.50 5 $7.50
Where the Wild Things Are • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
The Snowy Day • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Sylvester & Magic Pebble • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Lon Po Po • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
One Fine Day • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Cinderella • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Elijah of Buxton • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Ginger Pye • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Fables (Pbk) • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Friendship • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
A Bad, Bad Day • AKJ Books $1.50 3 $4.50
Joyful Noise : Poems for Two Voices • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Far-Out Guide to Venus • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Far-Out Guide to Saturn • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Saro Tells a Story (The Land Before Time) • AKJ Books $1.00 3 $3.00
Far-Out Guide to Mercury • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Far-Out Guide to Uranus • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Snow White (Read with Me) • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Far-Out Guide to Neptune • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00
Far-Out Guide to Jupiter • AKJ Books $2.00 2 $4.00

Materials cost

$743.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$837.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.82

Total project goal

$985.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $985.48

13 Donors

-$951.66

Donations toward project cost

-$816.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$135.25

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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