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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Extra Books to Match Our New Language Arts Curriculum

Help me give my students extra books that will help to explain the curriculum in our new CKLA Language Arts program.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gauci's classroom raised $415

This project is fully funded

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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 year, we have a few new curriculum adoptions. With our children struggling to learn to read, I am hoping to supplement the long read-alouds with books for my children. Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards will help me to print the specified vocabulary and sight words for our different units of study.

Leveled readers that match our new language arts curriculum will help to involve my students in their learning by engaging them with the stories personally.

I have looked ahead to our next couple of units of study and found a few books that will match the curriculum while allowing my students to read the pages themselves. These books will complement the new curriculum in our classroom.

I would also love to supplement the vocabulary and skills words with Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards. Some teachers have already done the hard work or creating these cards for CKLA lessons. I will not need to recreate the wheel!

Thank you for considering my grant and my children for your donation.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School of the Arts 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.

East Palo Alto, 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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
The History Of Series For Kids Box Set: History Books for New Readers Ages 6–9 (The History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $27.20 1 $27.20
Introduction to Greek Mythology for Kids: A Fun Collection of the Best Heroes, Monsters, and Gods in Greek Myth (Greek Myths) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Civil War Memorabilia - The Civil War - American Civil War Poster - 8x10 Southern States Confederacy Vintage Map Replica - The Confederate Secession - Americana - American US Map - Historic Wall Art • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Goddess Power: A Kids' Book of Greek and Roman Mythology: 10 Empowering Tales of Legendary Women • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Star-Spangled Banner (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Wagon Wheels, Level 3, Grade 2-4 (I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$291.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.21

Total project goal

$414.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$414.74

1 Donor

-$414.74

Donations toward project cost

-$352.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.21

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$0.00

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