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Mrs. Hernandez from Apopka, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building the Love of Reading

Help me give my students a variety of books at their reading level and of their interest. Help build their love of reading!!!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hernandez's classroom raised $325

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 Students

I teach second grade students in an inclusion classroom. This includes students with ADHD, speech and language disorders, autism and ESL. Every year I've watched my students face challenges both in and out of the classroom. Even with these struggles, they come to school everyday, ready to learn and always put their best foot forward! Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. Their determination and hard work is evident as they continue to grow everyday. You can help me by giving them the ability to read a variety of books. Reading the sunshine state books, among many other books, will allow them to further their reading abilities by giving them access to books they can read at their level.

My Project

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own level. They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown an interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences. You can help build their love for reading. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

Mrs. Hernandez Rock Springs Elementary School 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.

Apopka, FL View local requests

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

18 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Geographic Readers Level 1 : Caterpillar to Butterfly, Ponies, Frogs, Koalas, Sea Otters, Polar Bears - 6 Book Set • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
National Geographic Kids Readers 6 Book Set (National Geographic Kids Readers, Levels : 1 & 2) by Anne Schreiber (2012-08-01) • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
Neck & Neck • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
The Bagel King • Amazon Business $15.75 1 $15.75
Inky the Octopus: Bound for Glory • Amazon Business $14.30 1 $14.30
The Very Impatient Caterpillar • Amazon Business $14.25 1 $14.25
Melia and Jo • Amazon Business $14.22 1 $14.22
The Little Red Fort • Amazon Business $14.22 1 $14.22
Rot, the Cutest in the World! • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Grumpy Monkey • Amazon Business $10.62 1 $10.62
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $10.57 1 $10.57
Let's Hatch Chicks!: Explore the Wonderful World of Chickens and Eggs • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Good Rosie! • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
All about Matter (Science Builders) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
A Frog's Life Cycle (Explore Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
A Butterfly's Life Cycle (Explore Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $6.75 1 $6.75
The Great Cheese Robbery (Pocket Pirates) • Amazon Business $6.64 1 $6.64
The Alien Next Door 1: The New Kid (1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! • Amazon Business $4.46 1 $4.46
Stealing the Sword: A Branches Book (Time Jumpers #1) • Amazon Business $4.06 1 $4.06

Materials cost

$242.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.65

Total project goal

$324.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$324.36

5 Donors

-$166.23

Donations toward project cost

-$148.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

match offer

-$149.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.16

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$0.00

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