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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read Aloud Books for TK - Friendship and Community

Help me give my students read aloud books for the first two units of learning in our TK classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gauci's classroom raised $403

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 Project

I am moving into TK next year. Our past TK teachers created amazing units of study for the year. The first two units are Friendship and Community. This set of books includes the read alouds for these two units. These books teach will help me to teach the concepts of Friendship and Community. I would love to have this set of books readily available in my classroom to teach my children.

These read aloud books will help us to create a classroom built on friendship and community.

Thank you for considering my classroom and my children for your donation. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping our future.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School of the Arts 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.

East Palo Alto, 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 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Family Book • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
It’s Okay to Be Different Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
I’m Like You, You’re Like Me Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
How to Grow a Friend • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
Me on the Map • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Our Community Garden • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
The Recess Queen - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
I Like Myself! • Amazon Business $11.51 1 $11.51
Do You Want to Be My Friend? (World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $11.21 1 $11.21
YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! (Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear, 2) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Peace Book (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Fill a Bucket Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.95 1 $10.95
My Best Friend - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $9.99 1 $9.99
Whose Vehicle Is This?: A Look at Vehicles Workers Drive - Fast, Loud, and Bright (Whose Is It?: Community Workers) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Other Side • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue: A Picture Book that Helps Kids Learn the Difference Between Tattling and Telling • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Elephant and Piggie - My Friend is Sad-An Elephant and Piggie Book - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
How to Lose All Your Friends (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
Whose Tools Are These?: A Look at Tools Workers Use - Big, Sharp, and Smooth (Whose Is It?: Community Workers) • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Dex: The Heart of a Hero • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
Little Blue and Little Yellow • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Whose Hat Is This?: A Look at Hats Workers Wear - Hard, Tall, and Shiny (Whose Is It?: Community Workers) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
The Feelings Book (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08

Materials cost

$280.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.30

Sales tax

 $25.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.40

Total project goal

$402.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $402.64

1 Donor

-$402.64

Donations toward project cost

-$342.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.40

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