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

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Let's Take a Journey

My students need 30 copies of "Wayside School is Falling Down" to read during our literature circle time as they explore and practice making connections as they read.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Collins's classroom raised $215

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

In these economic times and limited resources, my students are expected to meet our state standards in reading comprehension and literature appreciation, for this reason I am requesting a class a classroom set of Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar for our literature circles.

I have a classroom full of energetic twenty-eight fourth graders who are eager to learn.

We are part of a large metropolitan school district. My class is ethnically diverse with five percent of the students as English language learners. Two percent of the students receive special services.

My Project

As part of our classroom reading language arts curriculum, the boys and girls look forward to our literature circles on Fridays. In the literature circles, the students are provided with the opportunity to express themselves, use reading strategies and make personal connections to the text. The students will then create book reviews to share with others

Your donation is a significant contribution in our class’s pursuit of expanding our literary horizons.

This particular title includes a rich exposure to figurative language and such exposure will influence dynamic writing.

Ms. Collins Van Ness 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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More than three‑quarters 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

28 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wayside School is Falling Down • AKJ Books $4.43 30 $132.90

Materials cost

$132.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$182.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.13

Total project goal

$214.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$214.18

8 Donors

-$107.09

Donations toward project cost

-$91.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.06

match offer

-$107.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.06

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$0.00

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