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Ms. Valverde from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Every Child Deserves Authentic Books!

My students need books to read during independent reading, and so I can use them during guided reading lessons. The majority of these books are series which means I will be able to hook my students!

  • $1,169 goal

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My Students

My students transform into life-long scholars in my classroom. What they believed they could not do, they quickly learn that they can do anything they set their mind to. This year they will learn reading strategies that will carry over from year to year, they will also learn how to work together in a group to meet a common goal.

My students are the embodiment of perseverance and grit.

They live in one of the most historically undeserved communities of DC and despite that so many odds are against them, they are students that want to learn and do well.

My Project

These books will allow my students to read real and authentic books. Currently, they are reading small, paper books that are not authentic. Many students believe they hate reading, but it is because they haven't been exposed to great reads- books that will hook them and change their belief about themselves as readers.

I will use these books daily during guided reading lessons.

Students will read them with me so I can support them to access the text, and then it will be added to their bag of books for independent reading. These books will impact not only my classroom but multiple classrooms in my school because once I have used them and my scholars have read them, I will let other teachers borrow them for his/ her students.

Ms. Valverde Achievement Preparatory Academy Elementary School Public Charter School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Ms. Valverde

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More than three‑quarters 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

300 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marvelous Me: My Hands (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $4.99 16 $79.84
Good Work: Plant Life (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $5.99 12 $71.88
Places Around the World (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $5.99 10 $59.90
Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It! (Junie B. Jones, No. 24) • Amazon Business $4.99 10 $49.90
Nate the Great • Amazon Business $3.76 12 $45.12
Cam Jansen: the Snowy Day Mystery #24 • Amazon Business $3.74 12 $44.88
National Geographic Readers: Weather • Amazon Business $3.99 10 $39.90
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $3.99 10 $39.90
Where the Wild Things Are • Amazon Business $6.36 6 $38.16
Frog and Toad Together (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.72 10 $37.20
Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) • Amazon Business $6.08 6 $36.48
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! (Junie B. Jones, No. 26) • Amazon Business $3.52 10 $35.20
Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the Sports Day Mysteries: A Super Special • Amazon Business $3.45 10 $34.50
Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $2.81 12 $33.72
Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! • Amazon Business $3.01 10 $30.10
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) • Amazon Business $4.97 6 $29.82
Frog and Toad Are Friends • Amazon Business $2.81 10 $28.10
Judy Moody Gets Famous! • Amazon Business $4.34 6 $26.04
Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers • Amazon Business $4.16 6 $24.96
The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) • Amazon Business $4.11 6 $24.66
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $2.43 10 $24.30
May I Please Have a Cookie? (Scholastic Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.55 6 $21.30
Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$895.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$992.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$175.23

Total project goal

$1,168.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,168.21

2 Donors

-$1,168.21

Donations toward project cost

-$992.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$175.23

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