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Mrs. Simonian from Sylmar, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Wonder of Reading In Science!

Help me give my students a class set of science book that we can read as a whole class to connect reading and science.

  • $722 goal

This project expired on August 8, 2025.

This project expired on August 8, 2025.

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

I have an amazing group of students who mostly come from low income families of color. English is not their native language. Although they easily and freely talk to each other, but using English in an academic setting is a whole new ball game for them and they struggle.

I would like to incorporate reading in my Math/ Science class to make connections between the core content and reading comprehension.

If I have a class set of non-fiction books that incorporate Math and Science in the story, we could set aside a few minutes each day to read during the class and work on strengthening reading comprehension skills as well as skills such as paraphrasing, summarizing, making inferences, and making predictions which will ultimately play into science. When students are asked to read a Science related fictional text and answer questions about it, many of these skills are extremely crucial for them.

I believe that the more connections students can make between the different core content areas, the more they will be able to see how useful each skill is in connection to the other skills and in other content areas.

Mrs. Simonian Olive Vista Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

125 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dry - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $16.05 26 $417.30
Frankenstein (Signet Classics) • Amazon Business $4.21 26 $109.46

Materials cost

$526.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $48.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$612.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.15

Total project goal

$721.01

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