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Mrs. Estrada from Lakewood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Fundamental!

Help me give my students the love of reading by donating to get high-interest Spanish books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Estrada's classroom raised $251

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

I love seeing my students, sitting in a comfortable space in the classroom, with their basket of books traveling to an imaginary world described in the books that they are reading. My heart flutter at the sight of students captivated by stories told in those books.

Having grade-level and high-interest Spanish books is imperative to help develop students' love for reading and to improve their reading skills and comprehension.

Students will enjoy reading these high quality books. From the beginner reader, to the chapter book reader, all students will be engaged with the books in my list.

Mrs. Estrada James Whitcomb Riley 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.

Lakewood, CA View local requests

More than half of 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Un renacuajo / Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diario Del Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.52 2 $27.04
Pizza y Taco: ¿Quién es el mejor?: (A Graphic Novel) (Pizza and Taco) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Diversity to me / La diversidad para mi: a bilingual English Spanish Children's book/ un libro bilingüe para niños en ingles y español (Spanish English Bilingual Books for Kids) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
La amabilidad me hace más fuerte: Libro infantil ilustrado sobre la magia de la amabilidad, la empatía y el respeto (World of Kids Emotions) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.44 1 $12.44
Pato Para Presidente (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Bilingual | Soy Bilingue | Bilingual Children’s Books for 3 - 8: I Am Bilingual is a children's book that teaches us why it is important to speak more than one language. • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Alexander, que era rico el domingo pasado • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Una Momia Al Amanecer / Mummies in the Morning (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House, 3) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
¡A recoger manzanas! (Apple Picking Day! Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Bizcocho le encanta la biblioteca: Biscuit Loves the Library (Spanish edition) (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
¡Amo el rosa! (I Love Pink Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Readers: Los Dinosaurios (Dinosaurs) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Readers: De la Oruga a la Mariposa (Caterpillar to Butterfly) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
¡Día de playa! (Beach Day! Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Readers: Las Hormigas (L1) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
El hada de los dientes (Tooth Fairy's Night Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Me gustan los bichos (I Like Bugs Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jack y Jill y el gran perro Bill (Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$165.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$15.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.55

Total project goal

$250.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$250.36

2 Donors

-$182.72

Donations toward project cost

-$170.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.41

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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$0.00

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