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Ms. Velasco from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pete the Cat Books for PreK!

Help me give my students amazing books to read in preschool this year!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Velasco's classroom raised $203

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are from Chicago and are part of the blended pre-school program. This program gives my students an opportunity to interact with many diverse learners. My kind preschoolers come to class every day to learn, discover, and explore.

They gleefully draw pictures, create structures, read books, dance, and sing throughout the remote learning day.

My students love identifying letters and their sounds, colors, shapes, and feelings (SEL). Since remote learning, my students have been trying their best to connect and stay active.

My Project

My students in preschool need new books that can keep them entertained and interested in reading. In our classroom, we enjoy our read-aloud time and use books throughout the day.

My four and five-year-olds love funny books and laughing together at storytime.

I picked Pete the Cats books because my students loved one Pete the Cat book that I read to them and I want to expand my Pete the Cat books for them! They love Pete the Cat and having more themed books in the classroom will keep them interested in reading!

Ms. Velasco Dawes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pete the Cat Doll and 4 Paperback Book Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $39.56 1 $39.56
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Felt Set - 14 Piece Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
I Love My White Shoes Felt Set (12 Piece Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons - Hardback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes - Hardback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm - Hardcover • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.99 1 $8.99
Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.49 1 $4.49
Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.49 1 $4.49
Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.59 1 $3.59

Materials cost

$140.16

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.40

Total project goal

$202.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$202.66

3 Donors

-$100.45

Donations toward project cost

-$86.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.57

match offer

-$100.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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