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Mrs. Marin from El Monte, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Biliteracy

Help me give my students books to build our classroom library and expand their imaginations.

  • $217 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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.

My Project

This is my first year back in the classroom after 9 years and I am so excited to teach in a dual language TK classroom with 18 students.

My students are 4 years old and for the majority of them, this is their first school experience.

My goal is to make this year one that they can always look back and remember all of the fun they had learning and making new friends.

Please help me give my students books to build our classroom library, expand their imaginations and build their biliteracy skills.

I love reading and hope to share this passion with my wonderful class through your generous donations of books.

Mrs. Marin Cortada Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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El Monte, CA View local requests

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

18 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Town - Mi Pueblo (bilingual English/Spanish hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Elena Rides / Elena monta en bici: A Dual Edition Flip Book • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Los Angeles (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? / Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? (Bilingual board book - English / Spanish) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Un gol más (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Gato gordo (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
¡Baila, baila, baila! (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Lo que hacen y no hacen los dinosaurios (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
From Head to Toe/De la cabeza a los pies Board Book: Bilingual English-Spanish • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
La torre más alta (Literary Text) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tengo un jardín (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
El Gato Ensombrerado (The Cat in the Hat Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Alas de brillos: Libro infantil, ilustrado, en Español, easy beginning reader in Spanish. Una cuento de imaginación, matemáticas y mariposas. (Versión en Inglés disponible.) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$134.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $12.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.42

Total project goal

$216.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $216.14

4 Donors

-$203.14

Donations toward project cost

-$182.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.27

match offer

-$1.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$0.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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