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Ms. Carreras from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Hike Through This Book

Help me give my students the books necessary to expose them to the great outdoors.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Carreras's classroom raised $185

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

My students are special because they are enthusiastic learners. The theme in my classroom is camping. I want to share my passion for the great outdoors with my students. Growing up I was not exposed to camping nor did I ever visit any National Parks. I am asking for both fiction and nonfiction read alouds, chapter books, and reference books about camping trips, wilderness animals, and different national parks. My goal for this project is to expose my students to nature, camping, geography, road trips. and our beautiful national parks. Many of my students do not spend much time outdoors in nature and I hope to foster a curiosity for what is outside of our city.

Ms. Carreras Mollison Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Camping Trip that Changed America • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Remember Balloons • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Pete the Cat Goes Camping • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Yellowstone National Park • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Road Trip to Yosemite • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Humphrey's Creepy-Crawly Camping Adventure • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Hey! Who Stole the Toilet? • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Yosemite • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Where Is the Grand Canyon? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Ready, Freddy! #14: Camping Catastrophe • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Grand Canyon National Park • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Flat Stanley Goes Camping • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Yellowstone • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter) • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$124.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.64

Total project goal

$184.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$184.29

2 Donors

-$122.86

Donations toward project cost

-$104.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.42

match offer

-$61.43

Match offer toward project cost

-$52.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.21

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$0.00

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