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

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Ready to Read

My students need various titles including Pete the Cat, Have Fun Molly Lou Melon and Kid Tea for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Trayers's classroom raised $293

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 an amazing group of curiosity-seeking, hard-working, school-loving students. They thrive despite the challenges they face daily like growing up in an area of low economic development or learning English as their second language. They grow by leaps and bounds in their year with me!

As many other districts, we face budget cuts and just do not have the resources to buy even books for our students to read.

My Kindergarteners are emerging readers, they have to have exciting titles to start them off on their literary journey.

My Project

For many of my students their experience in Kindergarten is their first experience with school. We want to foster a love of everything-especially reading! The more often students get time to read on their own, for fun the more they develop a passion for reading.

These books are fun, exciting stories that will speak to my students.

Every day we have structured time where the students can choose whatever book they'd like to read and read it uninterrupted. Hopefully this will develop not only reading skills in my kiddos but also a passion for good books! Your donation could ensure that my students have choices in what they read.

Ms. Trayers Berry 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.

Houston, 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
A Beach Tail • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
On Meadowview Street • Amazon Business $14.41 1 $14.41
The Hello, Goodbye Window • Amazon Business $14.30 1 $14.30
White Is for Blueberry (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.17 1 $14.17
Bob and Otto • Amazon Business $13.42 1 $13.42
Too Many Frogs • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
The Perfect Nest • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon Business $12.22 1 $12.22
Neville • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $10.62 1 $10.62
Mix It Up! • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
The Wonderful Things You Will Be • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Press Here • Amazon Business $8.71 1 $8.71
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen • Amazon Business $7.25 1 $7.25
A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons) • Amazon Business $6.36 1 $6.36
Looking at Lincoln • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Kid Tea • Amazon Business $6.16 1 $6.16
The Snail and the Whale • Amazon Business $6.02 1 $6.02
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$215.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$248.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.88

Total project goal

$292.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$292.51

1 Donor

-$292.51

Donations toward project cost

-$248.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.88

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$0.00

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