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Ms. Riedel from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fostering an Ear-resistable Love for Reading

Help me give my students the flex-space comfy floor seats and books that will help them develop a love for reading!

  • $666 goal

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My Students

The students at this school are inquisitive, compassionate, and creative learners. They are lucky to live in a small beach community where they have a lot of adventure at their fingertips. The school is a small tight knit community that brings together students from many different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

These students are eager to learn!

They deserve to have a classroom that encourages them to extend their learning. They deserve to have tools at their fingertips to help them gain access to this knowledge.

My Project

The empty shelves and cupboards in my classroom are patiently waiting for new books and fresh art supplies to fill them. Now, we just need your help bringing them there!

Help my students find a passion for reading!

Student's interest in reading grows when they have books they can relate to. They need stories that are funny, interesting, exciting, and adventurous to keep them engaged. My students deserve to have a classroom library that will pique their interest and spark a fire within them!

When students find books they are motivated by they not only grow their comprehension and reading skills but develop their skills in other content areas as well. This helps boost their confidence to make them fierce leaders ready to take on the world!

Giving children access to art supplies helps them learn to think outside the box. When they have to use the creative part of their brain they are forced to be more flexible with their work. Through art children learn to have a growth mindset. The art materials I am requesting will assist students during art projects and help build their growth mindset.

Together and independently the items I am requesting will help grow strong leaders for future generations.

Ms. Riedel Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Ms. Riedel

Santa Cruz, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC405BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.99 2 $109.98
PicassoTiles 100 Piece Set 100pcs Magnet Building Tiles Clear Magnetic 3D Building Blocks Construction Playboards, Creativity beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational Conventional • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Bad Kitty's Complete Purrfect Boxed Set Seven Chapter Books Plus the Bad Kitty Keep Your Paws Off My Journal Journal by Nick Bruel by Nick Bruel (2015-08-02) • Amazon Business $34.90 1 $34.90
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toys for Creative Play; Kids Creative Kit (484 Pieces) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Insect Lore Butterfly Growing Kit - With Voucher to Redeem Caterpillars Later • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Dog Man: The Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-3 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $21.47 1 $21.47
Straw Constructor STEM Building Toys 300 pcs-Colorful Interlocking Plastic Enginnering Toys- Fun- Educational- Safe for Kids- Develops Motor Skills-Construction Blocks- Best Gift for Boys and Girls … • Amazon Business $19.09 1 $19.09
Creative Kids Flakes - 600 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set for Fun, Creative Building - Educational STEM Construction Toy for Boys & Girls - Non Toxic, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Sharpie Electro Pop Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24 Count • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $12.71 1 $12.71
Pig the Winner (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
The Good Egg • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Pig the Star (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $10.74 1 $10.74
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $10.57 1 $10.57
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Canson XL Series Watercolor Pad, 9" x 12", Fold-over cover, 30 Sheets (100510941) • Amazon Business $4.97 2 $9.94
Pig the Pug • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Mr. Sketch Scented Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $4.95 2 $9.90
Pig the Fibber (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $9.46 1 $9.46
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon Business $9.36 1 $9.36
Pig the Stinker (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $9.18 1 $9.18
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
The Day the Crayons Came Home • Amazon Business $8.01 1 $8.01
Sharpie 22480PP Flip Chart Markers, Bullet Tip, Assorted Colors, 8-Count • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
Corduroy • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$484.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$44.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$565.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.83

Total project goal

$665.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$665.51

3 Donors

-$332.76

Donations toward project cost

-$282.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.91

match offer

-$332.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$282.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.91

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