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Mrs. Wilson from La Mesa, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books, and... More Books!

Help me give my students the books and resources they need to learn about great literature, community workers, and kindness and mindfulness.

  • $395 goal

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My Students

Our sweet students come from diverse backgrounds and bring a large array of experiences to our classrooms and school. One thing they all have in common is using their imaginations and creating a happy world within our walls.

Daily, our students overcome a variety of basic challenges - getting breakfast, making it to school, having homework completed.

Our school is a Title I urban school with the most diverse population in our district. Over 80% of our students qualify to receive free or reduced-price lunch. School becomes a safe haven for these scholars - where expectations are the same every day and their basic needs are met. While they come to school to learn, they thrive when they are given the opportunity to utilize a variety of resources to make learning real and fun. This is what keeps them coming back and keeps them hooked into learning the rigorous academic standards.

My Project

This year, our school is starting a new curriculum which will introduce students TK - 6th to the World of Work. Through this curriculum, we will be exposing students to a variety of jobs and helping them to identify their strengths and passions so that they can continue to pursue this direction. We will also continue working on learning mindfulness and kindness in lessons and practice. Finally, I want to introduce my students to some great literature with close reads throughout the year.

The books and resources requested from this project will help to give my students a visual as to the opportunities that the world holds for them.

I'm very interested in helping all my students to find their passions and work on their strengths, and this new curriculum will help us to begin that process at the kindergarten level. These materials will help me make the curriculum more meaningful with visuals and written descriptions about a variety of jobs available in our world.

Mrs. Wilson La Mesa Dale 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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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hogwash! (Wilson, Karma) • Amazon Business $16.74 1 $16.74
So Many Smarts! • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Whose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book • Amazon Business $15.78 1 $15.78
The Busy Tree • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Community Helpers Book Set - 20 Early Reading Booklets for PK-2 or SPED about Different Community Workers • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
A Squiggly Story • Amazon Business $13.55 1 $13.55
The School Book • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Cow Loves Cookies • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Hero Dad • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hero Mom • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Tap the Magic Tree • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Plant the Tiny Seed • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Trend Enterprises Community Helpers Puzzle Set • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
When I Grow Up, I Want To Be...: The Annual Career Possibility Journal for Kids • Amazon Business $9.10 1 $9.10
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Scarecrow • Amazon Business $7.88 1 $7.88
Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning About Your Five Senses (The Amazing Body) • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
Transportation in My Neighborhood • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Snow Is Falling (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Tree for All Seasons (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
National Geographic Readers: Bats • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Trains • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$276.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.21

Total project goal

$394.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.71

1 Donor

-$264.00

Donations toward project cost

-$224.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.60

match offer

-$130.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$111.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.61

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