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Mrs. Lara from Santa Ana, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Classroom Library

Help me give my students a classroom library filled with Accelerated Reader books.

  • $351 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 Students

Special education is a fun and unique experience with kids who vary in abilities and goals. Because I am an RSP teacher, my students come from different grades and very different backgrounds. All my students have very unique needs that will be met in various ways. Some students will be working on academic goals, while other students are working on behavior goals.

My students are very unique and bring so much personality into my classroom.

Each day is very different from the previous day and will be very different from the next day. Our classroom is like a family that unites all grade levels, where the kids can learn from each other and form bonds that will last a lifetime.

My Project

Reading is the foundation of all learning and I want to provide my students with a wide variety of books. As a first year teacher, I do not have a large selection of books in my classroom library. I am a special education teacher who works with all grade levels (K-6). I would like to stock my library with books for every grade level and reading ability.

By donating to our classroom project, you will be giving my students the opportunity to practice their literacy skills at their reading level.

The books I have selected for our project range between all grade levels and are all accelerated readers. Students will be able to take AR quizzes on these books and move up to higher reading levels.

I really need your support in building our classroom library. Thank you!

Mrs. Lara Russell Elementary Language Academy Grades 3-5

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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Lara

Santa Ana, CA View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 25th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Corduroy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Curious George Flies a Kite • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Leo the Late Bloomer • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Guess How Much I Love You • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Hundred Dresses • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Story of Little Babaji • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Whistle for Willie Board Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Katy and the Big Snow board book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Flower Garden • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Love That Dog • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Frindle • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Fantastic Mr. Fox • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Alice in Wonderland • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework TOON Level 3 • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Giraffes Can't Dance • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Story of Doctor Dolittle • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Jungle Book • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Way Out in the Desert • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
The Night Before the Fourth of July • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Judy Moody Saves the World! • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Secret Pledge • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Judy Moody • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Judy Moody Predicts the Future • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Ivy and Bean Book 1 Book 1 • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Three Little Pigs • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Kick, Pass, and Run • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Will Be My Friends? • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Peppa Plays Soccer (Peppa Pig: 8x8) • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Horse in Harry's Room • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Hungry, Hungry Sharks! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Fire Cat • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Dolphins! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Henry and Mudge: The First Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Story About Ping • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Morris the Moose • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Biscuit Finds a Friend • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Peter Pan • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
Otis's Busy Day • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
Oliver Twist • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Biscuit • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Danny and the Dinosaur: 50th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
A Picture for Harold's Room • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Just a School Project • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Just a Snowman • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Scholastic Reader Level 2: More Spaghetti, I Say! • AKJ Education $2.79 1 $2.79

Materials cost

$242.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$298.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.65

Total project goal

$350.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $350.98

3 Donors

-$170.00

Donations toward project cost

-$154.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.75

match offer

-$169.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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