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Ms. MacDonald from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Powerful Classroom Read Alouds!

Help me give my students good quality read-aloud books that teach valuable lessons.

  • $312 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 Project

I spent 4 years in college and 1 year as a teacher curating a collection of powerful read-aloud texts for my students. Unfortunately, in the process of moving schools, the one bin of books that got lost was this one. I am very sad that the money and effort I put into buying these mentor texts for my kids is now lost. This is where you come in!

Read-aloud books in 1st grade can be an incredibly powerful tool.

Yes, sometimes it's nice to listen to a fun story that doesn't have a deeper meaning. However, I want my students to learn something important from each read aloud. The list of books I am hoping to get funding for are books that focus on social-emotional learning, DEI initiatives, equity and equality, gender inclusion, and more. Please consider helping me and my students out! Thanks.

Ms. MacDonald PS 115 Alexander Humboldt Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
John's Turn • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
And Tango Makes Three • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Water Princess • Amazon Business $13.58 1 $13.58
Carmela Full of Wishes • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.62 1 $12.62
The Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
The Smart Cookie (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $11.82 1 $11.82
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $11.34 1 $11.34
The Sour Grape (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $10.80 1 $10.80
The Year We Learned to Fly • Amazon Business $10.80 1 $10.80
Big Feelings (An All Are Welcome Book) • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $10.57 1 $10.57
All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book) • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.14 1 $10.14
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $9.77 1 $9.77
Hair Love • Amazon Business $9.41 1 $9.41
My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
Don't Touch My Hair! • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$231.53

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$265.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.76

Total project goal

$311.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$311.76

3 Donors

-$168.37

Donations toward project cost

-$143.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.25

match offer

-$143.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.51

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$0.00

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