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Mrs. Maschek from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Our World Through Books

My students need nonfiction text to explore the their world, practice reading, and become ready for college.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maschek's classroom raised $382

This project is fully funded

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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

My students are just learning to love reading and they need access to books of all kinds. While many students enjoy a good story nonfiction books bring their world into the classroom. I want to build a class library that gives every student a way to read amazing books about the world around us.

My students are low-income students in a Southern California school.

They are hard working and love to read from our classroom library. While we live in a big city, many of my students do not have opportunities to visit places outside of their neighborhood. We have worked hard to create a wonderful and wonder-filled school for these children. We have chickens and a native plant garden. We have a science lab and computers lab. Our school is a place where children can grow as learners and members of a larger world. Every year my second grade students love to read nonfiction books. The books we have are well loved. They are interested in the typical topics: sharks, dolphins, bugs, tigers, dogs, space, and volcanoes. In addition, the students have enjoyed reading about foreign countries, first ladies, and how things are made. These young people have a desire to learn and know all they can about the world in which they live.

My Project

My students spend a lot of time reading and writing throughout the school year. During Reader's Workshop students read self-selected books and then during Writer's Workshop they have write using those books as models of what great writing looks like. These nonfiction books would build our class library and allow students to have more choices in what they are going to read about. Students would be able to read about topics that are of interest to them. They would share their learning with their peers. Nonfiction books are so important for students. They give them windows to worlds they are not able to easily visit. They provide a spark that excites and motivates them.

This collection of nonfiction books will build a library that will be used by students for many years.

Students will see the different types of things are in our world. They will be excited about learning.

Mrs. Maschek Kingsley 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.

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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

29 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL722 - Level K Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $41.00 1 $41.00
LL723 - Level L Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.00 1 $37.00
LL719 - Level I Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.00 1 $35.00
LL716 - Level F Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.00 1 $34.00
LL724 - Level M Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.00 1 $31.00
LL717 - Level G Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.00 1 $31.00
LL718 - Level H Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.00 1 $29.00
LL721 - Level J Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00

Materials cost

$266.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.23

Total project goal

$381.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $381.56

6 Donors

-$261.08

Donations toward project cost

-$239.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$100.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.48

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 $0.00

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