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Ms. Guzman from Crossville, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Young Minds: Choosing the Best Read-Alouds for Students

Help me give my students the best read-aloud, books that inspire, engage, and foster a love for reading, while nurturing their curiosity and critical thinking skills.

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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

I want to do read-alouds in my kindergarten class because they are a powerful way to support my students' language development, spark their imaginations, and foster a love for reading. By listening to stories, children learn new words, improve their vocabulary, and hear how sentences are structured, which helps them as they begin to read and write. Read-aloud also allow students to explore different ideas and emotions, build empathy, and develop creativity. Additionally, they help children practice listening and following along, which strengthens their focus and attention.

Most importantly, read-aloud make reading fun, creating a positive experience that encourages a lifelong love of books.

My students enjoy read-alouds and with your help I can give them the best read-aloud books.

Ms. Guzman
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
How to Catch a Witch • Amazon Business $18.97 1 $18.97
It's Christmas, David! (David Books [Shannon]) • Amazon Business $16.65 1 $16.65
The Invisible String (The Invisible String, 1) • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
This Watermelon Is Not Round: A fun and cute book about kindness, self-love and anti-bullying for kids aged 3 to 6 (I Love Being Different) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Look How Much I've Grown in KINDergarten (A KINDergarten Book) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
If You Take a Mouse to School • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Grumpy Monkey Valentine Gross-Out: Includes Valentine Stickers • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
QU Wedding • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Merry Christmas from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How to Catch a Snowman • Amazon Business $8.70 1 $8.70
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue: A Picture Book that Helps Kids Learn the Difference Between Tattling and Telling • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Watermelon Seed • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
How to Catch a Reindeer • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
Valentine's Day Jitters (The Jitters Series) • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: Over 150 Stickers Inside: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $7.37 1 $7.37
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Colors (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
How to Catch a Leprechaun: A Saint Patrick's Day Book for Kids • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine: Special Gift Edition • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Day It Rained Hearts • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Catch Santa Claus • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
How to Catch the Easter Bunny • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Pig the Pug: Love Pug • Amazon Business $6.38 1 $6.38
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man • Amazon Business $6.03 1 $6.03
How to Catch a Yeti • Amazon Business $6.03 1 $6.03
Happy Easter, Mouse! (If You Give...) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! (If You Give...) • Amazon Business $5.50 1 $5.50
How to Catch a Loveosaurus • Amazon Business $5.24 1 $5.24
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABC (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
Llama Llama I Love You • Amazon Business $3.75 1 $3.75

Materials cost

$257.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.11

Total project goal

$367.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.41

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 $367.41

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