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Mr. Gaffield from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Look! Books!

My students need a larger and more diverse collection of books in their classroom library to provide more choice with a wider selection of texts.

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My Students

As my students walk in the the room in the morning, the once empty desks transform to a sea of diversity. Beginning our academic day (and throughout), I ask these little people, "Shall we learn about...?" They reply in eager unison, "We shall!" I look about, seeing little faces ready, willing and able to to tackle the next task that awaits them.

I teach at a school in Los Angeles with a 60% Title 1 population, and almost half of my class are English Language Learners, some of whom have recently been reclassified.

Regardless, all my students know they are a part of our special community and that everyone brings something unique to the table. This side or that of the socio-economical spectrum, they are equals and deserve an equitable education.

My Project

Children need books. Children need books they are interested in. Children need books they can decode and comprehend. I am slowly growing my classroom library to meet the needs of each individual student. As a part of Reader's Workshop, my students go "book-shopping" (borrowing) for the books they will be reading for the week. They get to choose books at their reading level from different genres. "Choice" is a key element in my program.

Books open up a world of wonder for children.

Having access to a variety of genres at reading levels for every student increases chances for each of them to fall in love with reading. Literacy is required for students to be successful across the curriculum; success is what I desire for every child. A well-stocked classroom library certainly lends itself to promoting childhood literacy.

Mr. Gaffield Melrose Math/Sci/Tech Magnet School Grades PreK-2

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Los Angeles, 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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Duckling 8 in Soft Toy • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
What Is Veterans Day? (I Like Holidays!) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Three Little Kittens (Folk Tale Classics) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
From Empty Lot to Building (Little World Communities and Commerce) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Sitting Bull (Native American Heroes) • Amazon Business $8.15 1 $8.15
Little Bo-Peep's Missing Sheep (Tadpoles: Nursery Crimes) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Clothing of the World (Go Go Global) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India • Amazon Business $7.82 1 $7.82
Fred Stays With Me! • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Jobs at a Restaurant • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
To Market, To Market • Amazon Business $7.36 1 $7.36
Jobs People Do (Red Rocket Readers) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
The Cowboy (I Like to Read®) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs: A Tale from West Africa (Fiction Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Life as an Immigrant (Little World Social Studies) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Grace (I Like to Read Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Alicia's Happy Day • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Simple Technology (Red Rocket Readers) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Planets (Space) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
What Is the Statue of Liberty? (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The Lonely Giant (Red Rocket Readers) • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
Where the Wild Things Are • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Goldilocks and the Wolf (Tadpoles: Fairytale Jumbles) • Amazon Business $6.71 1 $6.71
The Stray Dog • Amazon Business $6.46 1 $6.46
Beyond the Black Hole: Eek & Ack (Graphic Sparks) • Amazon Business $6.10 1 $6.10
My Bug Box (Books for Young Learners) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Looking for Bears (Books for Young Learners) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Aggie and Ben: Three Stories • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
This Is My Home (My World) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Animal Eyes (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Little Red Hen (Paul Galdone Classics) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Messy Bessey's Garden (Rev) (Rookie Readers: Level C (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
George Washington (Welcome Books: Real People (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Benjamin Franklin (Real People) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Library Book: Helen Keller (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Election Day (Robin Hill School) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Tomás Rivera (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95
Kingfisher Readers L1: Trains • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
A Nervous Night (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $3.70 1 $3.70
The Enormous Turnip • Amazon Business $3.65 1 $3.65
Johnny Appleseed (Ready-to-Reads) • Amazon Business $3.32 1 $3.32
The Day I Had to Play With My Sister (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.32 1 $3.32
What Is Density? (Rookie Read-About Science (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $3.16 1 $3.16
National Geographic Readers: Slither, Snake! • Amazon Business $1.90 1 $1.90

Materials cost

$278.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.58

Total project goal

$397.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $397.22

2 Donors

-$198.61

Donations toward project cost

-$168.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.79

match offer

-$198.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$168.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.79

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