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Ms. Cates from Corona, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Christmas Gift to Class-Interactive Listening Center

Help me give my students an interactive listening center with a diverse library of fiction and non fiction books. This center will allow a diverse range of readers to engage with texts independently.

  • $2,490 goal

This project expired on April 4, 2025.

This project expired on April 4, 2025.

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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 Project

Thank you for visiting our first-grade class!

As we develop new reading skills, a listening center would really help these diverse readers access books and content together.

At this age, students are working hard on sounding out words. In centers, I'd like to develop a listening library, where they can work on reading comprehension skills and build background knowledge and vocabulary through listening to books.

This center and audio books will allow students to have active conversations about diverse topics and move beyond deciding words to the rich world of reading comprehension!

Ms. Cates Parkridge Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Corona, 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

Never Before Funded 22 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning I Can Read Books and CDs - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 7 $314.72
Lakeshore Best-Buy Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $269.00 1 $269.00
Lakeshore Favorite Picture Book Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $249.00 1 $249.00
Lakeshore Favorite Picture Book Read-Alongs - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $239.00 1 $239.00
Lakeshore Favorite Picture Book Read-Alongs - Set 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $239.00 1 $239.00
Lakeshore Informational Text Read-Alongs - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
Lakeshore My First Informational Text Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
Lakeshore Listening Center Headphones - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$1,817.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $75.15

Sales tax

 $166.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,116.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$373.49

Total project goal

$2,489.95

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