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Mrs. Gordon from Denver CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Capturing Our Community

Help me give my students cozy spaces and beautiful books to enjoy hours of reading!

  • $1,275 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

Our school serves a population of over 94% of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. It's a cozy school that sits in a quiet neighborhood in southwest Denver. The students in our school are the shining gems of this community! They bring it to life and they bring me to work everyday! I want this classroom transformation because they deserve it. They deserve a place that meets the needs of their young minds and bodies, reading, sitting, stretching, rocking, whatever they need, fueling their energy to help their minds grow!

I feel like this is my opportunity to try to give my students something special!

It's my first year at my new school, and the first time teaching reading after several years. We need cozy spaces and a new library! This project will provide my students with a cutting-edge learning environment and beautiful new books that I wouldn't otherwise be able to provide. Your kind donation will support their learning, and the learning of my future students, in ways they've never experienced before!

My Project

My teaching journey has taken me to a new school. I'm so excited to share my new space with my amazing new students, but I need your help. They deserve a cozy place, full of beautiful books that reflect who they are because books are mirrors (they can see themselves) and they are also windows (they let us see others). Students will devour these books and share these beautiful stories with their friends and family.

Please consider giving to this project to help them grow as readers in a safe, cozy, loving environment!

Mrs. Gordon
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lavish Home Vintage Floral Rug - Blue - 8' x 10' • Quill.com $252.89 1 $252.89
Tick-Tock Clock Activity Rug 6', Round • Quill.com $202.49 1 $202.49
Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection (An Elephant & Piggie Book) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $81.99 1 $81.99
Magic Tree House Books A Library of Books 1-28 The Ultimate Box Set Of 28 Books 1-28 Books Set Osborne Mary Pope • Amazon Business $60.86 1 $60.86
Rainbow Magic The Magical Party Collection 21 Books Set Including 3 Series (Rainbow Fairies, Party Fairies & Pet Keeper Fairies) • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $26.57 1 $26.57
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
I Promise • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
How Rocket Learned to Read • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
Leila in Saffron • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $10.18 1 $10.18
Nadia's Hands • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Be the Difference: 40+ ideas for kids to create positive change using empathy, kindness, equality and environmental awareness • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Charlie Anderson • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Meet Yasmin! • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
How to Catch a Unicorn • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!: Special Edition (The Bad Guys #7) (7) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
Unicorn Academy #2: Scarlett and Blaze • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (The Bad Guys #10) (10) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fireflies • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R)) • Amazon Business $4.29 1 $4.29
The Bad Guys in The Big Bad Wolf (The Bad Guys #9) (9) • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #6) (6) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
The Bad Guys in Superbad (The Bad Guys #8) (8) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
Unicorn Academy #1: Sophia and Rainbow • Amazon Business $3.20 1 $3.20

Materials cost

$963.88

Vendor shipping charges

$13.07

Sales tax

$61.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,083.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$191.14

Total project goal

$1,274.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,274.24

14 Donors

-$951.55

Donations toward project cost

-$812.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$138.98

match offer

-$318.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$270.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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