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Ms. Goodwin from La Mesa, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Foster A Love of Reading With New Books!

Help me give my students books to support our curriculum and for independent reading.

  • $513 goal

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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 Students

Everyday is an opportunity to teach and learn alongside my wonderful class. They love a learning challenge, and if they fall short, they know they can reach their goals through hard work, perseverance, support from one another, and the power of yet.

Most importantly, my students respect one another's backgrounds.

My class is made up of military families and families from all around our country and world. They've realized that, even though they speak a variety of languages, they have recognized and celebrated their differences, and found common threads that unite them as people. In short, they are a microcosm of our country--learning and living while respecting one another's differences.

My Project

Our classroom library is one of the most popular areas in our class. Students find books, genres, and authors to enjoy throughout the year. I strive to provide a wide variety of books to foster a love of reading and knowledge. There is a great feeling of satisfaction knowing my students value reading for learning and enjoyment. Their love for reading increases their reading skills and strategies.

Recently, my students requested genres and titles our library lacks, such as graphic novels and STEM books.

I realized their requests reflect their wide variety of interests. Adding these titles to our library will address their reading needs and introduce them to new authors and topics. In addition, these titles support our literature, science, and social studies units of study.

Ms. Goodwin La Mesa Dale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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La Mesa, 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

28 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
Henry and Mudge: The First Book • AKJ Education $3.64 8 $29.12
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $18.24 1 $18.24
Iggy Peck, Architect • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Most Magnificent Thing • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Islandborn • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Six Dots • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Kamala Harris • AKJ Education $11.15 1 $11.15
Double down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #15 • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8) • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Science Comics: Flying Machines • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Science Comics: Trees • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Science Comics: Coral Reefs Cities of the Ocean • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Sisters • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Ghosts • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Woman Who Invented Windshield Wipers • AKJ Education $7.69 1 $7.69
Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Snowflake Bentley • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Roller Coasters • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
The Magic School Bus And The Electric Field Trip • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The True Story of Pocahontas • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Who Was Sitting Bull? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Ivy and Bean Book 1 Book 1 • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Titanic: Lost and Found Lost...and Found (A Step 3 Book/ Grades 2-3( • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59

Materials cost

$360.81

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $33.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.81

Total project goal

$512.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.04

1 Donor

-$170.68

Donations toward project cost

-$145.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.60

match offer

-$341.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$290.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.20

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