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Mrs. Guardado-Maple from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Students in Need of Distance Learning Read Alouds

Help me give my students books to increase their reading knowledge and vocabulary, so they can continue learning through this pandemic.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Guardado-Maple's classroom raised $310

This project is fully funded

Celebrating 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

The start of our students' next school year will be remembered from the Coronavirus pandemic. Having to cancel and shut down schools in the middle of our school year was devastating. Our students were deeply affected socially, physically, and mentally. Most of our parents were affected during the closures of nonessential workers and being laid off.

During our distance learning Zoom meetings, I have about 90% participating and the other 10% of my students are doing paper based learning.

My students are being actively engaged, but I have many students that are having difficulty completing classwork assignments at home due to lack of resources like books. I want my students to be strong readers and have good comprehension skills so they won't struggle in 2nd grade.

My Project

I never imagine being out for the rest of the school year and having to teach virtually.

My students went home with no books or resources to rely on.

Many of my students have been using YouTube to listen to the read alouds. However, not all my students have the technology and/or internet so this makes it impossible for them to listen to the read aloud of the week and do the activities to go along with the books. Some of my students are sharing smart phones with their parents, which prevents them from participating in choral reading without the actual book in hand. I have about 80% of my students that are visual learners and tactile, so for them to physically have the actual books at home is going to help tremendously.

I would love to provide my students with books for the rest of the school year by personally delivering these brand-new books to them. These materials/books will help my students read and follow along with their parents or siblings. This will also help my students take turns reading the book of the week while the rest of the classmates are following along during our virtual read aloud. To encourage independent reading, I have selected a level book for each of my students. This it will improve the functioning of their brains by increase their reading fluency and vocabulary.

My goal is to give each of my student’s brand-new books. This project is going to be a blessing and will help my parents and students be stress free.

Project tagged as

Houston, TX
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Literature & Writing
Traditional School
Books
Distance Learning
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Guardado-Maple Whidby Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day • Amazon Business $7.17 13 $93.21

Where the Wild Things Are • Amazon Business $5.00 13 $65.00

The Rain Came Down • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85

We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63

Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50

The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19

The Long Dog (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98

The Dot • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50

A Fine, Fine School • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69

Moo Bird (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Big Shark, Little Shark (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.19 1 $3.19

Materials cost			$229.73
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.45
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$263.18
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$46.44
Total project goal			$309.62
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$309.62
2 Donors			-$152.59
Donations toward project cost			-$131.59
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$21.00
match offer			-$154.81
Match offer toward project cost			-$131.59
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$23.22
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$2.22
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Students in Need of Distance Learning Read Alouds

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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