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Mrs. Weiss from Van Nuys, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Curious Little Minds Want to Know!

Help me give my students some new board books and first readers, as well as a place to store them. They have a wonderful curiosity about books and reading that I want to foster and encourage.

  • 1 donor
  • $610 still needed

expires Aug 07

  • 1 donor
  • $610 still needed
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My Project

These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy-I read to them, they pretend to play school (teacher and students), and they read independently! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and the children are thankful for them. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind. I know what subjects interest them and which books will be helpful learning tools. Students will be provided fun and interesting choices for them, which will encourage them to become life-long learners and readers..

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will expose them to new and interesting topics, colorful pictures, and all of the concepts of print that are so important for them to learn at an early age.

The best way to begin a child's education is to offer as many different learning opportunities as possible. My students already have shown a strong interest in reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Mrs. Weiss Stagg Street 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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Van Nuys, 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

18 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Math & Science Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $73.50 1 $73.50
Lakeshore Multicultural Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $65.50 1 $65.50
Lakeshore Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Look and Learn Board Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 1 $43.16
Kaplan Early Learning Living Creatures Board Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.26 1 $42.26
Kaplan Early Learning Vehicle and Construction Board Books - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
What Kind of World Would It Be? • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Celestial Buddies: A Poem by Little Earth (board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular • Amazon Business $13.66 1 $13.66
Donkeys can't take bubble baths!: A Hilariously Silly Story about Being Open-Minded and Trying New Things • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Scariest Book in the Whole Entire World (Entire World Books) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Whale Who Ate Plastic: Teaching Young Children About the Problem of Ocean Plastic Pollution and the Importance of Recycling (Children’s Environment Books, Recycling & Green Living Books) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger: Social Emotional Book for Kids about Diversity and Kindness (Children’s Book for Boys and Girls) (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98
Let's Go to the Garden! With Dr. Seuss's Lorax - Board Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$449.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.95

Sales tax

 $41.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$539.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.25

Total project goal

$634.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $634.99

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $609.99

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