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Mrs. Villarreal from Brownsville, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is Good for the Heart!

Help me give my students books to enjoy and share with each other.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Villarreal's classroom raised $204

This project is fully funded

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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

Books can create warm emotional bonds between the teacher and students when they read books together. These books will help my students develop basic language skills and profoundly expand their vocabularies much more than any other media these children are exposed to. These books are interactive. They demand my students to think and I love that! These books will also teach my students to be loving and kind to one another. These books will also allow my students to take Accelerated Reader quizzes to check their comprehension and they are able to gain points.

Mrs. Villarreal Benavides 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.

Brownsville, 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sit. Stay. Love. Be the Bestest Kind of Friend - A Children’s Book on How to Make New Friends With Love and Kindness • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
A Crankenstein Valentine • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Kindness Makes Me Stronger: Children’s Book about Magic of Kindness, Empathy and Respect (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
How to Catch a Loveosaurus • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
Grumpy Monkey Valentine Gross-Out • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
Love Monster • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Little Blue Truck's Valentine • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Valentine's Day Jitters (The Jitters Series) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Valentine's Day Jitters (The Jitters Series) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Love You by Heart • Amazon Business $7.22 1 $7.22
Bananas for You! (A Hello!Lucky Book) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
A Friend Is Someone Who - A Children’s Book About Friendship for Kids Ages 3-10 - Discover the Keys of Kindness to Making Friends, Being a Good Friend, & Growing Friendships • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
Love from the Crayons • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69

Materials cost

$141.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$173.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.57

Total project goal

$203.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $203.78

1 Donor

-$173.21

Donations toward project cost

-$173.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.57

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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