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Ms. Dominguez from Las Vegas NV is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Empowering Minds

Help me give my students get a diverse selection of books, interactive reading materials, and flexible seating to enhance their reading environment to improve literacy skills and foster a love for learning.

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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

Access to a wide range of books in this project will ensure that students can explore various genres, cultures, and perspectives. This diversity not only enhances their reading skills but also fosters empathy, critical thinking, and cultural awareness. As well, items to help students get comfortable to be in reading environment.

The goal is for students to value diversity and uniqueness of each student's culture is important.

Fostering a love of learning and empowering students with the essential tool of literacy. Believing that every child has the potential to excel academically and creatively and, with the right resources, we can make a significant difference of their educational journey. Your support of this project will directly impact the learning experiences of our students. With the specific items requested, we can create an enriched learning environment that meets the individual needs of each student.

Ms. Dominguez
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Comfy Floor Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 2 $139.98
Lakeshore Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Green (30"w x 32"h) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
Garden Time Rug - Rectangle - 3' W x 4 ' 6" L • Teachers' School Supply $59.46 1 $59.46
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Uniquely Human: Updated and Expanded: A Different Way of Seeing Autism • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
When We Love Someone We Sing to Them: Cuando Amamos Cantamos (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
I Wish You A Happy Birthday, Isabella (The Unconditional Love for Isabella Series) • Amazon Business $13.91 1 $13.91
I Wish You Happiness Luna (The Unconditional Love for Luna Series) • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro: (Spanish-English bilingual edition) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Alvin Ailey (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69

Materials cost

$445.35

Vendor shipping charges

$33.99

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.06

Total project goal

$607.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$607.08

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$607.08

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Project Activity

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