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Ms. Hein from Laredo, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Are Leaders

Help me give my students a take home library full of a variety of books to enhance their indepentendt reading skills. Help me instill in my students a love for reading. A reader today, a leader tomorrow!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hein's classroom raised $276

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 Project

Join our 1st grade class throughout our adventure in enhancing and strengthening reading skills to allow them to develop into independent readers. Through an abundance of books donated to our library they will able to utilize a take home library to "show off" reading skills to loved ones. Our 1st grade class is compiled of emergent readers that dream of becoming fluent independent readers. All this can be possible through your generosity.

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.

Your generosity will allow for our 1st grade class to be encompassed with literature at their reading level. This will allow for a successful reading experience.

Ms. Hein Killam Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Laredo, TX 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Danny and the Dinosaur Book and CD (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Littlest Leaguer (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mittens (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Little Critter: Monster Truck (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Follow Me, Mittens (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Go Away, Dog (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Mittens at School (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Biscuit's Big Friend (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Little Critter: A Green, Green Garden: A Springtime Book For Kids (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit Loves the Library (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Digger the Dinosaur (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: Just My Best Friend (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Bubble Blast (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Cat Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit Visits the Big City (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit Takes a Walk (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dixie Wins the Race (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: Just a Teacher's Pet (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit Feeds the Pets (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: Just a Special Day (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: Just an Adventure at Sea (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Little Critter: The Fall Festival (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Biscuit and the Big Parade! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Good Egg and the Talent Show (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Doctor (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.94 1 $4.94
Biscuit Wins a Prize (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
Little Critter: Just a Little Love (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Little Critter: Just Pick Us, Please! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Little Critter: Just Saving My Money (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Splat the Cat: A Whale of a Tale (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Biscuit and the Little Pup (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Little Critter: Exploring the Great Outdoors (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
Little Critter: Just a Baby Bird (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.14 1 $4.14
Little Critter: Just Helping My Dad (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Ty's Travels: All Aboard! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
Snowball Soup (Little Critter, My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.31 1 $3.31
Pete the Cat: Snow Daze: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.19 1 $3.19

Materials cost

$201.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.33

Total project goal

$275.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $275.56

1 Donor

-$123.28

Donations toward project cost

-$117.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.16

match offer

-$137.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.51

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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