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Ms. Valverde from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Students are Starving for Books!

My students need more book series for the classroom library!

  • $512 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

How often does a teacher have students begging for more books? That is my current predicament. My students love discovering new series that they can jump into and read the whole thing from start to finish. Unfortunately, my library is lacking in a variety of series.

My students attend a public charter school in Texas.

They are in fifth grade. About half of my students have exited a bilingual or dual language program and are in a 100% English classroom for the first time. More than 75% of my students are English Language Learners. In each classroom, my students range from a first grade reading level to a seventh grade reading level.

My Project

My students are required to read everyday in class during independent reading time and at home for homework. Students are allowed to choose their own books, so long as it is on their reading level. They have recently expressed that they would like the opportunity to explore new series. This DonorsChoose project would provide my classroom library with more options on multiple reading levels.

I have the privilege of teaching students who are begging for more books to explore!

They are hungry for books. Help me satisfy their craving for book series by funding this project.

Ms. Valverde KIPP Sharpstown College Preparatory 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.

More about Ms. Valverde

Houston, TX 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

105 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
All Star Sports Story • AKJ Books $26.42 1 $26.42
Ready-To-Read Nonfiction Stories of Famous Americans • AKJ Books $29.53 1 $29.53
Step Into Classics/Adaptations • AKJ Books $56.13 1 $56.13
Shredderman • AKJ Books $19.95 1 $19.95
Sammy Keyes • AKJ Books $61.35 1 $61.35
Graphic Universe • AKJ Books $33.12 1 $33.12
Percy Jackson and the Olympians • AKJ Books $29.56 1 $29.56
Lucy Rose • AKJ Books $19.24 1 $19.24
Blast to the Past • AKJ Books $29.56 1 $29.56
Andrew Lost • AKJ Books $53.15 1 $53.15
Third Grade Detectives • AKJ Books $18.46 1 $18.46
Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Bones and the Cup Cake Mystery • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery #4 • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, C • AKJ Books $10.91 1 $10.91

Materials cost

$399.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.77

Total project goal

$511.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $511.78

5 Donors

-$504.72

Donations toward project cost

-$435.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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 $0.00

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