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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 Rainbow

Help me give my students a love for reading. Reading time is a great opportunity to do a quick SEL lesson or teaching problem solving skills.

  • $344 goal

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

$270 - 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 help spark a love for reading to my students. I believe that reading is so important to a child's daily life. I love when I have a read aloud for my students and we gather around on the rug to listen to a book. It is a great opportunity to model how to read.

It allows for a great conversation and can even be an opportunity for an SEL lesson.

Almost every children's book has a good moral to teach students, I like reading books to my class and then having a conversation about what is happening in the story.

Books open the mind to a new world! When we read we are able to go to a different time, place and meet new characters. My students love story time!

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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stick and Stone • Amazon Business $15.72 1 $15.72
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Back to School for Kids • Amazon Business $14.15 1 $14.15
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Paletero Man • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Seeds and Trees: A children’s book about the power of words • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
The Girl Who Makes a Million Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Boost Confidence, Self-Esteem and Resilience • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School (The Classroom Community Collection) • Amazon Business $11.08 1 $11.08
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
We Don't Eat Our Classmates: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
The Dot • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
We're All Wonders • Amazon Business $8.85 1 $8.85
I Have Ants in My Pants: A Picture Book About Learning Self-Control and Respecting Others Space • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Wordy Birdy • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Golden Acorn • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $4.52 1 $4.52

Materials cost

$236.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.47

Total project goal

$343.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.15

1 Donor

-$343.15

Donations toward project cost

-$291.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.47

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