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Ms. Endresen from Washington DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

This Is Just the Beginning!

My students need books that will get them interested in reading and keep them engaged!

  • $308 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students are eager learners and strive to do their best every day. I work with each student to ensure that they are given an individualized learning experience that will push them towards excellence - all while creating a loving and caring environment. My students face many challenges but they come to school every day ready to learn and exceed expectations.

These students are driven to break down barriers.

They have the mindset that they are capable of achieving anything. I have watched them grow into extraordinary scholars that know there is no limit to their capability.

My Project

Students will have the opportunity to connect with various styles of text with this list of books and is a great start to a new little library. The books are engaging and meaningful in different ways.

The donations to this project will help to build a classroom library and allow students to fall in love with reading.

As a special education teacher with a room for working in small groups, I would love my space to be an extension of the classroom with a variety of books and materials for the students to use. As young learners, this is only the beginning to a lifelong journey of getting lost in literature!

Ms. Endresen
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks) • Amazon Business $26.62 1 $26.62
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $14.86 1 $14.86
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon Business $14.12 1 $14.12
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World • Amazon Business $13.66 1 $13.66
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
They All Saw a Cat • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
What Do You Do With a Problem? • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Be Kind • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny Series) • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $8.05 1 $8.05
I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
I Will Take A Nap! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $5.81 1 $5.81
The Pout-Pout Fish • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79

Materials cost

$215.53

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.18

Total project goal

$307.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$307.87

2 Donors

-$257.87

Donations toward project cost

-$219.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.68

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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