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Ms. Swathi from Tucson, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading in a Winter Wonderland

Help me give my students beautifully written and illustrated books that are perfect for winter themed reading.

  • $394 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are such an amazing group of little learners! They are curious, kind, and so much fun to be with as they explore the wonderful world of second grade. Their smiles and laughter make me the luckiest teacher ever!

I feel so incredibly lucky and thankful to spend my first year teaching with my amazing group of 2nd graders!

Each student in my classroom absolutely loves learning and books! For many of my students, gathering together as a community on our classroom rug for our morning meetings, story-time, and group projects is their favorite part of the day!

My students love to give hugs, high fives, and excitedly share their stories and learning with one another and me! They are kind to one another, with everyone being friends who love to work with one another and play together during recess.

I work at a Title I-funded school where all of my students receive free breakfast and lunch. My students have unlimited potential, and I work as hard as I can to give them the education they deserve!

My Project

As a first-year teacher, I am so excited to set up my classroom! My project is for winter-themed books on holidays (Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah), hibernation, artic animals, snowmen, and more with a fun mix of fiction and non-fiction books.

My dream is to have a classroom library full of engaging books to inspire a new generation of readers!

For many of my students, reading time is their favorite part of the day! I love reading, and I hope to give my students positive experiences with books to support a love of reading and learning!

My project also includes book bins to keep everything neat and organized.

Thank you for supporting education!

Ms. Swathi
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG963GR - Help-Yourself Book Bin - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 8 $71.92
Snowmen at Night • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Bear Snores On • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Olive, the Other Reindeer (Olive, OLIV) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Where's the Penguin? • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Bear Can't Sleep (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Mitten • Amazon Business $10.61 1 $10.61
Hanukkah Bear • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90
My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa (Holiday Time (Early Bird Stories ™)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Kwanzaa • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
How to Catch a Snowman • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
All About Animals in Winter (Celebrate Winter) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Arctic Fox (A Day in the Life: Polar Animals) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Sneezy the Snowman • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Penguins (Smithsonian) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Over and Under the Snow • Amazon Business $6.14 1 $6.14
Reindeer (A Day in the Life: Polar Animals) • Amazon Business $6.06 1 $6.06
Latke, the Lucky Dog • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Tacky the Penguin • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Animals in Winter (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! • Amazon Business $5.60 1 $5.60
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Penguins • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Bed For The Winter, Level 1: Beginning to Read • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Hibernation (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$280.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.56

2 Donors

-$196.77

Donations toward project cost

-$167.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.51

match offer

-$196.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.52

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