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Ms. Terrano from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cultivating a Love of Reading with Our 1st Chapter Book

Help me give my students felt tip pens, highlighters, erasers, & a first experience reading a WHOLE chapter book! We will put together a class bulletin board to interact with our reading experience!

  • $711 goal

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Ms. Terrano has another project! Donate to Exploring Science in 3rd Grade: Hands-On Learning for Future Scientists! to help her classroom.

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Ms. Terrano has another project! Donate to Exploring Science in 3rd Grade: Hands-On Learning for Future Scientists! to help her classroom.

$472 - complete this project and be a hero

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

My third grade scholars are becoming independent readers and are excited about learning in person! This year we will develop our reading skills in fun and innovative ways!

Students are returning to in-person learning at a variety of different academic levels.

Some student are entering 3rd grade reading at a kinder level due to their lack of classroom experience.

To help bridge and foster a love of reading, we are ready to begin reading together as a class community. To do so, we need current literature that aligns and support student engagement. This includes characters and plots that represent them and themes they can identify with. Our community is 99% Latino, and it is important that we read books that students can relate to and indentify with.

My Project

As we transition to in person learning after being online for over one year, our class is ready to begin the journey of reading our first chapter book together! We will read a story about Stella, a Mexican-American immigrant, who hopes that the new student in her third grade class will finally help her feel like she belongs. Students will relate to the characters and their experience in multiple ways. While reading, we will annotate the text with colorful pens and highlighters on post-its and create a bulletin board together to monitor our journey with our main character.

In addition, as a class we will learn to develop a growth mindset, viewing challenges as opportunities for growth.

Children with a growth mindset see challenges as opportunities to grow because they understand that they can improve their abilities by pushing themselves. If something is hard, they understand it will push them to get better. This school year will be hard, but together we will get through and have the best year ever!

Ms. Terrano Bellingham Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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N. Hollywood, 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stella Díaz Has Something to Say (Stella Diaz, 1) • Amazon Business $10.39 30 $311.70
Crayola Take Note Felt Tip Pens, Assorted Colors, School Supplies, At Home Crafts for Kids, 6 Count • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Crayola Take Note Highlighters and Dual Tip Pens, Assorted Colors, School Supplies, At Home Crafts for Kids, 6 Count • Amazon Business $5.72 5 $28.60
TICONDEROGA Erasers, Pencil Shaped, Yellow, 36-Pack (38936) • Amazon Business $24.85 1 $24.85
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Teacher Created Resources Black Stitch 4-Inch Fun Font Letters (75150) • Amazon Business $20.34 1 $20.34
Aladdin (Disney Animated Classics) • Amazon Business $18.48 1 $18.48
White Wood Better Than Paper Bulletin Board Roll • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
22 Pieces Growth Mindset Posters Bulletin Board Positive Sayings Accents Display Set Homeschool or Classroom Decorations for Teachers and Students Bedroom Nursery Playroom Decor • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Push Pin Clips - 30 Paper Clips with Pin for Documents/Artworks/School Projects/Photos/Notes/Papers/Cork Board/Bulletin Board - No Holes for The Paper • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Boho Rainbow Bulletin Board Borders Rainbow Straight Borders with Polka Dots and Hearts Classroom or Home School Decoration (36 Feet) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Schoolgirl Style Black, White and Stylish Brights Rolled Scalloped Border—Black and White Wavy Line Rolled Border for Bulletin Boards, Desks, Lockers, Homeschool or Classroom Decor (36 ft) (108453) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$518.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $47.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$604.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.60

Total project goal

$710.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $710.67

4 Donors

-$355.34

Donations toward project cost

-$302.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.30

match offer

-$355.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$302.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.30

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