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

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Lending Library for Independent Reading

Help me give my students a lending library with books to read at home that are on their independent reading level.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Barajas's classroom raised $263

This project is fully funded

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

My second grade students love to be exposed to new and fun books. They enjoy participating in read-alouds at school and are eager to continue their love of learning and reading at home.

Most students do not have books to read independently at home.

This lending library will allow students to take books home on a variety of subjects that are on their level. They can read these books independently or read with family members. They will be able to share these books throughout the year as a part of our lending library.

Mrs. Barajas 107th Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Fight for Kumandra (Disney Raya and the Last Dragon) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Uni Brings Spring (Uni the Unicorn) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Escape from the Nether! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Welcome to Camp! (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mirabel's Discovery (Disney Encanto) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mobs in the Overworld! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Pupunzel (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Looking for Bigfoot (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pompeii -- Buried Alive! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Meteors • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Water • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Stinky Giant (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dolphins! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Great Houdini (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Helen Keller: Courage In The Dark • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Soccer Sam (Step into Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Twisters! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Discovery in the Cave (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How Not to Babysit Your Brother (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Hungry Plants (Step-into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Twinky the Dinky Dog (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Vivi Loves Science: Sink or Float (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Lucy Goes to School (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fox and Crow Are Not Friends (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dinosaur Days (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.86 1 $4.86
National Geographic Readers: Bees • Amazon Business $4.68 1 $4.68
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59

Materials cost

$174.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.35

Total project goal

$262.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $262.33

4 Donors

-$199.84

Donations toward project cost

-$184.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.98

match offer

-$44.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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