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Ms. Padilla from Opa Locka, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Our Library And Readers!

My students need book bins to help store our growing classroom library and phonics journals to help them develop reading skills.

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My Students

"The more that you read, the more that you know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!" -Dr. Seuss

This year, I have the pleasure of teaching second graders at a low-income, inner-city school.

Our goal as a school is to create a college-bound culture starting at a young age. We work to provide our children with a rigorous, high-quality education from the first day of kindergarten all the way through their schooling experience. We have goals for the year that the students are excited about, but they have so many things stacked against them.

Outside of school, my students see and experience things that no child ever should. However, in spite of this, they come to school excited to learn and ready to try anything. They have big goals for the year, including getting on-level when it comes to math and reading. I want to create a classroom environment for them that is welcoming, engaging, and exciting. We have a lot of obstacles to overcome, but my students are ready to take on the challenge. We believe we can do it with the right resources.

My Project

My students are up-and-coming readers. We are working hard every day to be more invested in the books that we read and better able to comprehend higher-level books. I have been scouring used book sales, finding interesting, age-appropriate books for our classroom library. We have two tiny (but solvable!) problems. One is that our current library storage has become insufficient. We need more bins for our books! The other is that several of my students have trouble decoding the words they are seeing in their books. The materials we are requesting will solve these problems. The extra book bins will allow me to have storage for the new books we are adding to our library. These can be labeled so that students can easily find a book that matches their interests and level. The phonics journals will help my struggling readers learn the skills they need to decode books so they can focus less on sounding out words and more on enjoying their books.

Ms. Padilla Beacon College Preparatory Elementary 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.

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Opa Locka, FL View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD972 - Phonics Interactive Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.99 2 $75.98
AA758BU - Connect & Store Book Bin - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 4 $19.96
AA758RD - Connect & Store Book Bin - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 4 $19.96

Materials cost

$115.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$147.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.05

Total project goal

$173.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.69

1 Donor

-$173.69

Donations toward project cost

-$147.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.05

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 $0.00

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