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Ms. Fuentes from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spread the Joy of Reading

Help me give my students books that will cultivate a lifelong love of reading.

  • $296 goal

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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

My students are full of energy and curiosity! They are five and six year olds who come to school excited to learn. I try to make learning fun and engaging as they learn through play. For some of my students kindergarten is their first school experience which means that they come with different skills and abilities.

I believe that every child can learn at their own developmental pace.

My goal as their teacher is to provide engaging and challenging learning experiences in a positive and safe environment.

My Project

Reading is a process that entails key skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. I'm requesting fun nonfiction books for reading levels in Pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade. I'll use these books to teach early-reading skills during small-group reading.

These books will increase their confidence with rebus picture support, patterned text structures, repeated high-frequency words, and consistent print placement.

I'd like to use high-interest, real-world topics with engaging photos and expose them to important vocabulary. These books will also be a great way to introduce them to nonfiction at an early age. Some of the books included are: Animal Tongues, B Is for Babies, Butterfly in the Garden. My students will be excited to read!

Ms. Fuentes
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Let's Find Out: My Rebus Readers (Multiple Copy Set) - Box 2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $99.00 1 $99.00
Let's Find Out: My Rebus Readers (Multiple Copy Set) - Box 1 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $99.00 1 $99.00

Materials cost

$198.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.25

Total project goal

$295.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $295.02

10 Donors

-$159.40

Donations toward project cost

-$136.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.86

match offer

-$134.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$114.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.24

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 $0.00

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