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Ms. Sonde from Laurel, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Double the Stories, Double the Fun!

Help me give my students fun and engaging easy readers that have characters they can relate to.

  • 5 donors
  • $444 goal

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Ms. Sonde has another project! Donate to Fun at Home with LeapPad Learning to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $102.
2X

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 Project

My students are bright, curious, and eager to learn! As kindergartners, they are just beginning their journey as readers, and nothing excites them more than a brand-new, fun book to explore. Our classroom is full of energy, imagination, and a love for stories—and I want to nurture that love with engaging, developmentally appropriate books that make reading fun!

We need a variety of easy-reader books that feature colorful illustrations, repetitive text, and characters that make our students giggle, think, and want to read again and again.

From silly animal stories to friendship tales and rhyming adventures, these books will support early literacy and help build confidence in our young readers.

Please help us build a reading-rich environment where every child can develop a lifelong love of books. Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping us grow strong readers!

Ms. Sonde Oaklands 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Couch Potato (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $10.00 2 $20.00
Feeding Time at the Zoo (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Pizza Party! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
Let's Pick Apples! (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
I Can Be a Farm Vet (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Penguins (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.25 2 $10.50
You Can Be ... Story Collection (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
NAT GEO READER - KOALAS (National Geographic Readers) • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Fairytale Collection (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seven Ruff-Ruff Rescues! (PAW Patrol) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Hedgehogs (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
You Can Be a Soccer Player (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Let's Plant a Garden! (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Old Racers, New Racers (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
On the Job (PAW Patrol: Rubble & Crew) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Power up, Pups! (PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
You Can Be a Doctor (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pup on the Run (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Rubble to the Rescue! (Paw Patrol) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Readers: Cheetahs (National Geographic Kids Readers) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (Step into Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Big Snowman, Little Snowman (Disney Frozen) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Princess Hearts (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Princess Adventure (Barbie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Go, Go, Trucks! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Drop It, Rocket! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Tigers (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Polar Bears (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.37 1 $5.37
Weather (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.26 1 $5.26
Cats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader) • Amazon Business $5.20 1 $5.20
World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Super Hero Hiccups • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Elephants (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Sea Turtles (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.83 1 $4.83
The Cool Bean Makes a Splash (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
The Good Egg and the Talent Show (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
In the Ocean (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader) • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67
Turtles (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
The Spooky Cabin (PAW Patrol) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Zeg and the Egg (Blaze and the Monster Machines) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Mission PAW (PAW Patrol) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Pandas (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.58 1 $4.58
Storms (National Geographic Kids Explore! Readers, Level 1) (National Geographic Kids Readers) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
Bears (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
What Is a Princess? (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
Giraffes (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Monkeys (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Sea Otters (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Sharks! (Science Reader Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.88 1 $3.88
National Geographic Readers: Lions (National Geographic Kids Readers) • Amazon Business $3.55 1 $3.55

Materials cost

$322.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$376.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.48

Total project goal

$443.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $443.21

2 Donors

-$202.12

Donations toward project cost

-$197.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$211.31

Match offers toward project cost

-$179.61

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.79

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 $0.00

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