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Mrs. Benitez from Gardena, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is Fun!

Help me give my students engaging books to read and connect to class writing projects.

  • $275 goal

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Mrs. Benitez has another project! Donate to Let the Games Begin: Equipment Needed! to help her classroom.

$295 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Project

These books will be a great asset to our literacy program! They will be used for teaching important reading skills and strategies while holding student interest and promoting diversity. Over a third of my students are English language learners with Spanish or Vietnamese as their primary language.

The characters in these books reflect the cultures and ethnicities of many of my first graders.

Culturally relevant books will allow my students to connect with real-life characters relatable to their own life and experiences. My students need books with topics that spark their interest and instill a love of reading. By introducing different authors and genres, I can help my students discover new ideas, topics, and interests. Literacy is the key to success! The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. These books will be used during the upcoming holidays and will be used for writing practices. My first grade students are learning to use the 5 finger retell strategy to retell a story and put that into writing. These books are a fun and engaging way to teach these standards.

Mrs. Benitez 153rd Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Gardena, CA 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Need My Monster • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference • Amazon Business $15.25 1 $15.25
Duck for President (A Click Clack Book) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
The Scariest Book in the Whole Entire World (Entire World Books) • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
A Sweet New Year for Ren • Amazon Business $11.87 1 $11.87
The Giving Snowman: A Children’s Bedtime Story about Gratitude • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Leila, the Perfect Witch (The World of Gustavo) • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
Little Red Sleigh: A Heartwarming Christmas Book For Children (Little Heroes, Big Hearts) • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School • Amazon Business $10.66 1 $10.66
What Does It Mean to Be American?: Teach Children the Importance of Unity and About the Diversity, History, and Values of America (Patriotic Picture Book Gift for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sneezy the Snowman • Amazon Business $8.45 1 $8.45
If I Ran For President • Amazon Business $7.28 1 $7.28
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow • Amazon Business $5.34 1 $5.34

Materials cost

$183.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.21

Total project goal

$274.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.71

5 Donors

-$220.67

Donations toward project cost

-$196.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.85

match offer

-$43.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$36.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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