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Ms. Alfaro from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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One Sound at a Time

Help me give my students decodable books, doodle boards, and sand to use during phonics rotations, and science comics.

  • $751 goal

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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

My students have been working hard all year to improve their reading skills. The doodle boards, storage containers, and sand will help my students practice tracing the letters as they say the name and sound each letter makes. This practice/drill will help students improve their decoding and spelling skills. The students will gently move the container side to side and clear the writing surface to trace the next letter. The Yak series is based on the Science of Reading and will help my students improve their phonics skills and high frequency words. This set of books will help me differentiate learning during small group instruction.

My students love reading comic books.

The science comics set will reinforce concepts learned during science and keep my students engaged while also improving their reading skills. The writing notebooks will help my students develop better writing skills. They will get to write one good paragraph each week and will use the scaffolds provided by the notebooks.

Ms. Alfaro Coldwater Canyon Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Alfaro

N. Hollywood, CA View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Comics (17 Books) • AKJ Education $174.11 1 $174.11
EE682 - Paragraph of the Week Journal - Gr 2-3 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 3 $140.97
My First Crayola Double Doodle Board, Drawing Tablet, Toddler Toy, Gift • Amazon Business $10.99 4 $43.96
SHARPIE Twin Tip Permanent Markers, Fine and Ultra Fine, Black, 12 Count • Amazon Business $18.73 2 $37.46
IRIS USA Large Plastic Hobby Art Craft Supply Organizer Storage Box with Snap-Tight Closure Latch, 10 Pack, Art Satchel Storage Case for Ribbons, Beads, Sticker, Yarn, and Ornaments, Stackable, Clear • Amazon Business $29.69 1 $29.69
Teal Sand Art Sand, 7.5 Pounds of Colored Sand, Non-Toxic Arts and Crafts Sand for Children’s Projects, Wedding Unity Décor, Baby Showers, DIY Drawing and Sand Art Bottles, Bulk Sand Art Supplies • Amazon Business $15.34 1 $15.34
The Yak Pack: Sight Word Stories: Book 2: Comic Books to Practice Reading Dolch Sight Words (21-40) (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Sight Word Stories: Book 5: Comic Books to Practice Reading Dolch Sight Words (81-100) (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Sight Word Stories: Book 1: Comic Books to Practice Reading Dolch Sight Words (1-20) (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Sight Word Stories: Book 4: Comic Books to Practice Reading Dolch Sight Words (61-80) (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 4: Learn to read Bossy E words (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 3: Learn to read decodable blend words (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 2: Learn to read decodable digraph words (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Sight Word Stories: Book 3: Comic Books to Practice Reading Dolch Sight Words (41-60) (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 1: Learn to read decodable short vowel words (The Yak Pack – Phonics & Sight Words) • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58

Materials cost

$549.03

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$50.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$637.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.50

Total project goal

$750.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$750.01

1 Donor

-$318.76

Donations toward project cost

-$318.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$375.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$318.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$56.25

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$0.00

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