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Mrs. Rodriguez from Amarillo TX is requesting Books through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading is Dreaming

My students need some engaging and interesting chapter books to promote a healthy love for reading.

  • $404 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a Title I school where about 97% of our student population is considered low income. Over 50% of our students are English Language Learners with several being refugees new to our country.

The diversity in my classroom is both challenging and amazing in how it enhances our environment to cultivate acceptance and promotes students to work together using their unique strengths.

My students work hard so they can become more and go beyond the life that the world has handed them.

My Project

I would love to add chapter books to the classroom library that are on their own reading level, helping them build confidence to read independently. By having a large selection of books that interest them, students will be more likely to stay engaged in their reading which will only help strengthen their skills.

The classroom library is such an integral part of the classroom that promotes a healthy love for reading, and reading is a great way for students to "dream with their eyes open".

Books are such a great opportunity for children to explore and learn about things outside of their own world and they offer an escape into wonderful adventures and experiences.

Mrs. Rodriguez
Grades PreK-2
Nearly all students from low‑income households

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5 donors5 donors have given to this project.

This project will reach 22 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth / Cabin Fever / The Third Wheel / Hard Luck, No. 5-8 • Amazon Business $39.87 1 $39.87
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $36.40 1 $36.40
The Complete Ramona Collection: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Ramona Forever, Ramona the Brave, Ramona the Pest, Ramona's World • Amazon Business $30.81 1 $30.81
The Judy Moody Uber-Awesome Collection: Books 1-9 • Amazon Business $29.20 1 $29.20
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 10-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $28.82 1 $28.82
The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon • Amazon Business $16.02 1 $16.02
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $15.55 1 $15.55
Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy's Ultimate Chapter Book Quartet: Books 1 through 4 • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Wonder • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Ralph Mouse Collection (The Mouse and the Motorcycle/Runaway Ralph/Ralph S. Mouse) • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Tuck Everlasting • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
The Battle for the Castle • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Castle in the Attic • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
Because of Winn-Dixie • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29

Materials cost

$308.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.47

Total project goal

$403.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.13

5 Donors

-$403.13

Donations toward project cost

-$342.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.47

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