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Ms. Evans from Mesa, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Lit(erature)!

My students need lower leveled literature to match their learning level for their success.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Evans's classroom raised $438

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 Students

I teach at a Title One School. The demographics at our wonderful school are primarily Hispanic learners. While we do our best to give them opportunities to learn, some of them do fall behind because of their language barriers.

My students are English Language Learners who are ready to conquer their learning.

But they cannot do without classroom library books that are at their reading levels. Many of the students who are learning a new language read at a below grade level; an updated classroom library will help that learning gap.

My Project

Students need engaging and interesting literature to read. But what happens when that engaging and interesting literature is too difficult to read? This is a daily struggle in my English Language Learning class. They crave reading, but it's in vain because they can't understand the higher levelled book currently available to them.

ELL students need to have differentiated, high interest books so they can succeed in learning a new language.

This will propel their interest in reading and increase their stamina. My goal is to close their learning gap due to their language barriers and have them begging to read more!

Ms. Evans Holmes Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Mesa, AZ 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

26 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT919 - Level I Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.00 1 $34.00
TT918 - Level H Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.00 1 $29.00
TT916 - Level F Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.00 1 $29.00
TT972 - Level B Extra Book Set - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.00 1 $29.00
TT917 - Level G Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
TT974 - Level D Extra Book Set - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.00 1 $26.00
TT915 - Level E Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.00 1 $24.00
TT911 - Level A Extra Book Set - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $23.00 1 $23.00
TT973 - Level C Extra Book Set - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.00 1 $21.00
BX708YE - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 2 $17.98
BX708BU - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 2 $17.98
BX708GR - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 2 $17.98
BX708RD - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
BX708RG - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bin - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$314.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.68

Total project goal

$437.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$437.84

10 Donors

-$395.19

Donations toward project cost

-$338.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.03

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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