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Mr. Lavezzo from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading with Gusto!

Help me give my students several hard and softcover book sets, that will help inspire them to read with gusto after the pandemic.

  • $888 goal

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My Students

Teaching children at home in one of the most expensive cities in the country brings many unusual challenges. We currently have a disproportionate district system of school funding that is generously being supplemented by corporate donations. My students are not among the most socially or economically disadvantaged in my city, so they are often ignored. It is my experience that kids can do anything if you give them the right tools. It is, therefore, my job to get them what they need to succeed.

My Project

Over the past year, I used most of the books I had to send home. The result is a badly disheveled classroom library. I now need to quickly restock my library.

I need more books for a return to in-person learning.

My state provides a reading curriculum that is marginal at best. Although I try and make reading interesting, my fourth grade students are beginning to realize the difference between real literature and instructional texts. How do I develop their natural interest in reading, and allow them to practice critical thinking skills without providing interesting stories for them to read and discuss? Sounds basic right?

Mr. Lavezzo Lawton Alternative School Grades 3-5

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San Francisco, CA View local requests

Half 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

33 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wish • Amazon Business $11.39 33 $375.87
The One and Only Bob (One and Only Ivan) • Amazon Business $12.75 4 $51.00
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $11.99 4 $47.96
Stand Up, Yumi Chung! • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
Wish Upon a Sleepover • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
The History of Pearl Harbor: A World War II Book for New Readers • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 3 $25.92
What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19

Materials cost

$654.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $59.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$754.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.15

Total project goal

$887.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $887.67

13 Donors

-$847.22

Donations toward project cost

-$754.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.45

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