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

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Jump Reading Levels with High Interest Books!

My students need hi/lo books to help excite them about reading AND help build their confidence so they can grow, grow grow!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dahme's classroom raised $531

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 Students

Our students are brilliantly resilient scholars who come from immigrant, blue collar working households close to downtown LA. Many of them attend school year round to catch up on reading and writing skills. These students tirelessly work toward fluency in English while continuing to persevere through the struggles of their community. The culture we are promoting at our school is college readiness through the use of AVID strategies such as physical organization, note taking, and paraphrasing. Students show up every day ready to tackle the days' objectives and build community with one another.

My Project

My students are in need of high interest but low level books. They have the desire to read, but in the 6th grade have no interest in reading Henny Penny or Dr. Seuss for the 100th time! They want topics of interest to them while I want a book on their level.

These books will help my students engage in the standards and skills we are working on, but on their independent reading level.

Their book bags will be filled once again with books 6th graders are interested in and not "baby books" as they so lovingly put them. Go reading!

Mrs. Dahme Gratts Learning Academy - Yng Scholars Grades 6-8

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

105 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Homeroom Diaries • AKJ Education $13.14 1 $13.14
Red Queen • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Unbecoming • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
X: A Novel • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Eleanor & Park • AKJ Education $12.34 1 $12.34
Stones on a Grave • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Being Friends With Boys • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Finders Keepers • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Cellar • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
How It Went Down • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Cobra Strike • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Globalization 1977-2007/Graphic U.S. History • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Falling Out of Place • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Disconnect • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Queen Of The Toilet Bowl • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Unchained • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
I'm Just Me • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Most Beautiful Bully • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Ink Me • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Hacked • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Self. Destructed • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Seven Ancient Wonders of the World • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Barrio Kings • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Boy in the Black Suit • AKJ Education $7.14 1 $7.14
Holocaust • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
A Dream of America • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Space Disasters (Disasters) • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Legend • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Shakespeare) • AKJ Education $6.47 1 $6.47
Little Miss Miss • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Fight School • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Code • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Lost House • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Killer Flood • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
I Am Underdog • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Back-Up Quarterback • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Don't Blame Me • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Forever Boy • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
A Second Shot • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Score • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Gift • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Zombies! • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Hero of Crow's Crossing • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Fighting the Legend • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Out of Gas • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Stolen Treasure • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Blizzard • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Tsunami • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Before the Snap • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
The Soldier • AKJ Education $5.17 1 $5.17
Down and Out • AKJ Education $5.17 1 $5.17
Fish Boy • AKJ Education $5.17 1 $5.17
Fat Boy • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
No Exit • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$380.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$451.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.62

Total project goal

$530.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $530.82

1 Donor

-$300.80

Donations toward project cost

-$300.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$176.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$150.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$53.08

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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