Donate

To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project

DonorsChoose Find a classroom to support TEACHERS: Get funded Partner with us About us Other ways to give Help Web Accessibility

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Lopez from Chicago, IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Lopez is requesting

Kindergartners Want To Be Informed, Too!

My project needs a class subscription for 30 students to Weekly Reader Magazine.

$216 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I currently teach kindergarten in a Chicago Public School, located in a very low-income neighborhood. There is virtually no money available to teachers for educational materials.

Like the public service campaign from the 70's used to say, "Reading is Fundamental!" Without a solid foundation, my kindergarten students will spend the rest of their educational career struggling to read. The best way to learn to read is just to read! I want my students to discover that books are not the only things they can enjoy reading.

Just the way adults read the newspaper daily in order to stay current on local and world events, I want my students to be able to read for information. They already love reading and being read to for entertainment, now I want to expand their horizons. I would love to be able to subscribe to a weekly magazine that I can share with my students, and teach them how to read for information as well as entertainment.

By funding this proposal, you will provide an invaluable opportunity to my students to learn about the world around them, outside of their own neighborhood. Sadly, many of them never experience anything outside of the neighborhood where they live. Take a moment right now to open up the world to a 5 year-old!

Mrs. Lopez

Grades PreK-2

Henderson Elementary Academy

Chicago, IL

Illinois

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 30 students.

8 donors have given to this project.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Lopez is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Copy this cart

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total

Weekly Reader Kindergarten (Please see product description for discount and shipping & handling charges) • Weekly Reader $4.75 30 $142.50

Materials cost			$142.50
Vendor shipping charges			$14.25
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.56
Fulfillment labor & materials			$17.00
Total project cost			$177.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$38.85
Total project goal			$215.85
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$215.85
5 Donors			-$208.24
Donations toward project cost			-$177.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$31.24
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$7.61
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Lopez and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/kindergartners-want-to-be-informed-too/119206/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":30,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Lopez","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1594387082","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Chicago","teachersOnPage":[125079],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":119206,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"125079":{"owner":"Mrs. Lopez","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[119206],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-5_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":70711,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":125079,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

This teacher needs your help!

Kindergartners Want To Be Informed, Too!

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

About Us

Ways to Give

Connect

Information for Teachers, Principals, District Leaders, and Government Officials

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

This teacher needs your help!

Kindergartners Want To Be Informed, Too!

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Give this project a boost!

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

About Us

Ways to Give

Connect

Information for Teachers, Principals, District Leaders, and Government Officials

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.