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Mrs. West-Simon from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding Our Favorite Characters on the Written Page

Help me give my students Disney and Marvel books that reflect their entertainment interests, and help them get as excited about reading as they are about their favorite movies and characters!

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My Project

As my students have returned to campus after a long stretch of distance learning, I've noticed a distinct shift in their reading tastes. This shift likely reflects the increased screen exposure they had during their period of "COVID learning", and has directly translated into a change in the types of reading materials they are requesting. This presents a unique opportunity to spark their interests in reading by meeting those requests.

I'd like to jump start my youngest students' interest in reading by providing them with high-interest books about their most beloved film and television characters.

This will be a great way to pull their attention back from the screen to the page, and give them a chance to experience the storylines they love in a new way.

I'm looking forward to seeing how these new materials make their faces light up, and watching their engagement with the written word skyrocket!

Mrs. West-Simon Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Irvine, CA View local requests 150 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marvel Little Golden Book Library (Marvel Super Heroes): Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man; Captain America; The Avengers • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
Disney Princess Little Golden Book Library (Disney Princess): Tangled; Brave; The Princess and the Frog; The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Cinderella • Amazon Business $26.68 1 $26.68
Marvel - Spider-man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, and Ant-man 4-Book Look and Find Collection with Slipcase - Characters from Avengers Endgame Included - PI Kids • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Disney Encanto Little Golden Book (Disney Encanto • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Disney Moana Look and Find Activity Book - PI Kids • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Moana Big Golden Book (Disney Moana) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The ABC Book (Pokémon) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.81 1 $4.81
A Friend Like Pikachu! (Pokémon) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69

Materials cost

$109.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.60

Total project goal

$177.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $177.33

3 Donors

-$177.33

Donations toward project cost

-$150.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.60

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