You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Balma from Goleta, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Balma is requesting

Living Library

Help me give my students diverse and contemporary reading options that span a variety of genres!

  • $233 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

Our 4th grade team encourages literacy with monthly genre challenges! Our current library has special classics, but it could benefit from more contemporary options. New options with different voices will excite and inspire our young readers!

This year our featured genres include female authors, biographies, poetry, graphic novels, Caldecott winners, fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, etc.

Variety is the spice of life! We think this applies to reading a variety of genres, too! Oftentimes, children will return to familiar texts that they like and are comfortable with, such as a series.

The more we expose our readers to various genres, the more comfortable and confident they will become. Reading different genres helps with overall comprehension. For example, if it is a fiction book, your brain will be focusing on characters, setting, plot, and theme. If it is a nonfiction book, your brain will be focused on helpful text features and learning real-life facts. If you are reading historical fiction, you know that the events are real, but the characters are not. When it comes to fantasy, a child will understand that there will be elements and events that cannot happen in real life.

Ms. Balma Isla Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Ms. Balma

Goleta, CA View local requests

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

23 students impacted 1donor

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Balma is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wings of Fire #1-#4: A Graphic Novel Box Set (Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #1-#4) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $23.89 1 $23.89
Finding My Dance • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Booked Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Squished: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Poetry and Color • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Gandhi? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Is Juneteenth? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47

Materials cost

$151.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.92

Total project goal

$232.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$232.78

1 Donor

-$232.78

Donations toward project cost

-$197.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.92

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/living-library/8124489/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":23,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Balma","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-556184886","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Goleta","teachersOnPage":[9424333],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":8124489,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"9424333":{"owner":"Ms. Balma","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[8124489],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-2_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":22287826,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":9424333,"schoolCounty":"Santa Barbara","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}