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Mrs. Mendoza from Citrus Springs, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Literature To Life

My students need books, puppets and props to bring literature to life.

  • $531 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

PreK students at my school are amazing. They come to school each day ready to learn, they work hard, do their best and put their best foot forward each day as they prepare for Kindergarten.

The learning that happens in our classroom is going to help shape the type of learners these very young children will become.

We know from research that early experiences matter, that's why my goal is to provide my students with rich, fully engaging learning experiences that span through all areas of the curriculum.

My Project

For many of my students, their first experience with books happens in my PreK classroom. It is my job to introduce them to books in a way that is fun, exciting and engaging.

My goal, each day, is to engage my students in fun, meaningful learning experiences to instill a life long love of learning.

I'm requesting books that are simple, fun, and engaging for very young children. I'm also requesting puppets, characters and props to help make these stories more engaging and meaningful to the students. Students will have opportunities to use props to retell the story or to create their own stories. My hope is that by giving students these books and props stories will come alive for the children, and I will be able to instill in them a life long love of reading.

Mrs. Mendoza
Grades PreK-2
  • Central Ridge Elementary School
  • Citrus Springs, FL
  • 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

    This project will reach 18 students.

    7 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA955X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LA960X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LC260X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC270X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RR534 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$414.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$451.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.62

Total project goal

$530.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$530.81

5 Donors

-$265.41

Donations toward project cost

-$225.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.81

match offer

-$265.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$225.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.81

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$0.00

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