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Mrs. V from Brownsville, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mercy Watson Read-Aloud Adventures for Our Kinder Readers!

Help me give my students 22 delightful Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo to make our read-aloud time fun, engaging, and full of laughter and learning.

  • $227 goal

This project expired on September 22, 2025.

This project expired on September 22, 2025.

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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

I absolutely love how eager and enthusiastic my kindergarteners are about stories! Their eyes light up during read-aloud time, especially when the story is silly, engaging, and full of expressive characters. Most of my students are Emergent Bilinguals, and listening to rich language through stories helps build their vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence in English. The Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo are perfect for this. They’re full of fun adventures, expressive illustrations, and repetitive phrases that help young readers make connections. By giving each child their own copy to follow along with during read-alouds, they’ll develop important print awareness and start seeing themselves as real readers. These books will make reading time even more magical while supporting language development in a joyful, meaningful way.

Mrs. V Benavides Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mercy Watson - Mercy Watson contra el delito - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 22 $160.38

Materials cost

$160.38

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.02

Total project goal

$226.81

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