My students need a wide range of books from all genres to build our classroom library and become true life long readers! I am also requesting an Amazon Fire tablet.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cruz's classroom raised $599
This project is fully funded
My Students
I teach at a dynamic school that focuses on performing arts and environmental science. My students are extremely diverse, come from all areas, socioeconomic status, and backgrounds.
My students love to learn by enjoying hands-on, active lessons and are driven by technology and reading.
They are amazing students, leaders, and individuals!
Our students are leaders who follow the 7 Habits of Happy Kids. They take initiative and use the habits to shape their lives and their learning. They lead to succeed!
My Project
So often my students view reading as a chore or just a means to an end - to pass the test, to earn the points, or to complete the task. Reading should not be viewed this way. Reading is a chance for my students to learn, grow, escape, and thrive.
My students will use their updated classroom library to dive into books that will engage and challenge them.
They will be exposed to a wide assortment of books from several genres. My goal is for them to truly find what they love to read and to challenge them to read beyond that love as well. The books I have chosen are highly acclaimed and engaging and will allow me to bond with each child through books.
My students will also use an Amazon Fire tablet in order to access our online library of eBooks through our district and public library. It will also be used as a way to track the books in our classroom library and use a checkout system that is technologically advanced, and efficient to use.
More than half of 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
Amazon - Fire Kids Edition - 7'- Tablet - 16GB 7th Generation, 2017 Release - Blue
• Best Buy Education
$102.35
1
$102.35
Fablehaven Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison
• Amazon Business
$30.30
1
$30.30
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
• Amazon Business
$13.98
1
$13.98
Amal Unbound
• Amazon Business
$13.92
1
$13.92
A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems
• Amazon Business
$13.46
1
$13.46
Refugee
• Amazon Business
$12.85
1
$12.85
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
• Amazon Business
$11.48
1
$11.48
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
• Amazon Business
$11.41
1
$11.41
Patina (Track)
• Amazon Business
$9.98
1
$9.98
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
• Amazon Business
$9.82
1
$9.82
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
• Amazon Business
$9.32
1
$9.32
Dragon Rider
• Amazon Business
$9.08
1
$9.08
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
• Amazon Business
$9.00
1
$9.00
The Great Treehouse War
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$8.79
1
$8.79
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
• Amazon Business
$8.76
1
$8.76
Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy)
• Amazon Business
$8.59
1
$8.59
Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars
• Amazon Business
$8.39
1
$8.39
Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Out of My Mind
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5)
• Amazon Business
$7.98
1
$7.98
The Wild Robot Escapes
• Amazon Business
$7.48
1
$7.48
Joey Pigza Loses Control
• Amazon Business
$7.48
1
$7.48
Posted
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Ruby Holler
• Amazon Business
$6.98
1
$6.98
The Girl Who Could Fly
• Amazon Business
$6.98
1
$6.98
Becoming Naomi Leon
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Mockingbird
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Ghost (Track)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
The Doublecross: (And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Lemons
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Because of Mr. Terupt (The Mr. Terupt Series)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
I Love You, Michael Collins
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Holes
• Amazon Business
$6.04
1
$6.04
Hate That Cat: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
I Am Not Joey Pigza
• Amazon Business
$5.77
1
$5.77
Restart
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Storm Rescues)
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
The Someday Birds
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
Maniac Magee
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
The Sweetest Sound
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
Short
• Amazon Business
$5.49
1
$5.49
Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures): How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition
• Amazon Business
$4.86
1
$4.86
Materials cost
$471.75
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.08
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$508.83
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.79
Total project goal
$598.62
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$598.62
7 Donors
-$585.39
Donations toward project cost
-$508.83
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