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Mrs. Radka from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Reading Fun Again

Help me give my students high interest leveled books in English and Spanish.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Radka's classroom raised $244

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 Students

I teach in a unique neighborhood where San Diego locals and refugees from Iraq, Kenya, Burma, and other parts of the world settle for the first time. My students and their families are given 3 months of aid and a crash course lesson on how to get a license, job, home, medical care, and education. Then, the rest is up to the teachers and support staff at my elementary school.

Although the students at my school speak over 13 languages, we have become a central hub for families to acclimate and feel welcomed.

On Thursdays, a nonprofit organization called Feeding America provides our families fresh produce from locally grown farms. We also provide clothing and English classes.

My first-grade students love coming to school not just to learn, but to work in a clean, safe place they can call a home away from home. It is truly a pleasure to nurture their minds and lay the early foundation to build their learning. In order to achieve this, I am in need of a few generous donations to help fuel their dreams.

My Project

These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy, I read on the carpet to them, they complete work there, and they read independently! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind-I have watched them the past few weeks of school read titles just like these, and I have also asked them what type of books they would enjoy reading. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Mrs. Radka Marshall Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
La sombrerería mágica • AKJ Education $7.46 1 $7.46
Cooking with the Grinch (Dr. Seuss) • AKJ Education $3.49 2 $6.98
Dirty Larry • AKJ Education $3.47 2 $6.94
¿Y tú qué sabes? (What do you know?) • AKJ Education $5.86 1 $5.86
Sheep In A Jeep • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
Two Homes • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
The Dinosaur Next Door • AKJ Education $4.87 1 $4.87
Alone at recess (King Series) • AKJ Education $3.85 1 $3.85
At Home Sick (King Series) • AKJ Education $3.85 1 $3.85
Who Will Be My Friends? • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Jason's Bus Ride • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
What's That, Mittens? • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Edward the Explorer • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Puppy Mudge Wants To Play • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Biscuit • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Amelia Bedelia Helps Out • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Wake Up, Sun! • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Tiny Goes Camping • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
My New Boy • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Dolphins! • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Biscuit Finds a Friend • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Fast-Draw Freddie • AKJ Education $3.47 1 $3.47
Cinco Monitos Brincando en la Cama (Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed) • AKJ Education $3.31 1 $3.31
I Can't Sleep • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Our Favorites • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Helping Mom and Dad • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Scholastic Reader Level 1: "Buzz," Said the Bee • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Harry Gets Ready for School • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Scholastic Reader Level 2: More Spaghetti, I Say! • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
The Cat in the Hat: Cooking with the Cat • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
The Colors of My Day • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
The Crayola Counting Book • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Mr. Noisy • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
The Magic Money Box • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
All by Myself (Little Critter) • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
How Do I Feel? • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
We Can Share at School • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Where Do Monsters Live? • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Where Are You Going? • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79
Good Night, Little Kitten • AKJ Education $2.77 1 $2.77
Big Brown Bear • AKJ Education $2.77 1 $2.77
See More Readers: Planetas Alrededor Del Sol - Nivel 1 (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $2.20 1 $2.20
Pinocchio (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $2.00 1 $2.00
El Cuerpo Humano (The Human Body) • AKJ Education $2.00 1 $2.00
Manchita, la vaquita torpe • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Un día nevado (A Snowy Day) • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75
La mejor mascota (The Best Pet Yet) • AKJ Education $1.75 1 $1.75

Materials cost

$159.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.52

Total project goal

$243.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $243.48

2 Donors

-$193.21

Donations toward project cost

-$185.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.27

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