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Ms. Paul from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Big Book Bundle

Help me give my students more big books to focus on building a love for books, understanding print, and building early literacy skills.

  • $191 goal

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My Students

We are back in person and I am teaching a sweet, cheerful and eager group of kindergartners this year in Los Angeles. It is my first full year in person in this district and I am slowly building my new classroom. I'm eager to continue to engage my students and to cultivate a long lasting love for learning in their introductory years to school.

My Project

I will use big books to cultivate a love for books in my students as well as develop their early literacy skills. I will explicitly model one to one word matching by pointing to each word, discuss how print has meaning and allow students to understand and learn text directionality. My students will enjoy these beloved stories and nonfiction texts as well as getting to read them on their own by reading and retelling the familiar texts. We will use them in whole group read alouds, literacy centers, and individual reading times.

Ms. Paul Van Ness Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

19 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BK435X - Classroom Favorites Big Books- Set3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00

Materials cost

$119.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.53

Total project goal

$190.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$190.20

2 Donors

-$190.20

Donations toward project cost

-$161.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.53

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$0.00

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