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Mrs. Dimond from San Diego, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Dimond's classroom raised $317

Helping Students Choose Their Next Book-Randomly!

Help me give my students the surprise of a good book. Students can use the vending machine to dispense a genre or random title as a starting point for choosing their next book.

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Mrs. Dimond Wilson Middle School
San Diego, CA Grades 6-8

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

Often students don't know which book they want to read next. I will fill the capsules in the vending machine with a genre or a random new or popular title. With a turn of the knob, the student will get a random suggestion which they can check out or choose again. This vending machine will help infuse excitement and mystery into book choosing.

As a certificated teacher librarian, I can make suggestions for students, but there is also the novelty of a random title or genre.

Sometimes students want to choose for themselves rather than taking a suggestion from the librarian. The vending machine will add novelty and allow them to independently choose a book.

Our school is the home away from home for many students who speak multiple languages. They often read books in more than one language. The goal for all students is for them to be exposed to many options when they are looking for a book to read.

Students in middle school often default to the same comfortable titles or series. By using the randomly chosen title or genre from the vending machine, they will be pushed out of their comfort zone. They just may find themselves in a story that speaks to them.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

766 students impacted 6 donors
Mrs. Dimond Wilson Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA 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

766 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vending Machine - Big Capsule Vending Machine - Prize Machine - Commercial Vending Machine for 2 Inch Round Capsules Gumballs Bouncy Balls - Yellow • Amazon Business $215.79 1 $215.79

Materials cost

$215.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$268.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.43

Total project goal

$316.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $316.20

5 Donors

-$158.04

Donations toward project cost

-$136.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.91

match offer

-$156.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$132.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.11

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 $0.00

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