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Ms. Martinez from Salinas CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Starting Early... not Late!

Help me give my students the opportunity to enhance their early development skills and reach their milestones.

  • $263 goal

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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

These books will continue enhancing the print-rich classroom I strive to create. My classroom library is where my students enjoy- I read on the carpet to them; they complete work there and read independently! Through our lower grade levels, I want to start embedding the social-emotional aspect of learning more about diversity, inclusions, etc.

All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind-I have watched them the past few weeks of school read titles just like these, and I have also asked them what type of books they would enjoy reading.

As a result, students can choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

With these new books, my students can choose from various books that will allow them to read independently at their grade level.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more; these books will continue to help my students grow more robust in reading.

Ms. Martinez
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SEL Picture Books: Worry Woo Monsters for SEL Instrution (7 Books) • AKJ Education $82.72 1 $82.72
SEL Picture Books: Everyday Mindfulness (4 books) • AKJ Education $40.97 1 $40.97
Hi-Ho! Cherry - O Board Game • AKJ Education $13.51 2 $27.02
PlayDough assorted colors • AKJ Education $1.50 16 $24.00

Materials cost

$174.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$15.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.41

Total project goal

$262.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$262.73

1 Donor

-$262.73

Donations toward project cost

-$223.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.41

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$0.00

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