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Ms. Benedicto from Maywood, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Soaring in Second Grade

Help me give my students diverse books and organizational supplies to enrich their learning experiences.

  • $594 goal

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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

As a founding staff member at a growing K-3 elementary school in Southeast Los Angeles, I am excited to enter my first official year of teaching after three years as a TA and Student Teacher! Our community is nurturing, collaborative, and full of diverse stories and experiences. Through daily read-alouds and vibrant literacy content, I want to highlight these diverse stories in the classroom and offer students a variety of lenses with which to view the world.

These supplies would not only contribute to our classroom's daily systems and structures, but extend our learning beyond school curriculum.

I've found that students grow in empathy and allyship through intentional learning about those both similar to and different from themselves. I hope to cultivate an environment of love and acceptance, and I'm excited at the prospect of offering students these new materials.

We are grateful for your support in enriching our second grade classroom, filling it with growth and representation!

Ms. Benedicto KIPP Pueblo Unido Academy 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.

More about Ms. Benedicto

Maywood, CA 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 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Honey-Can-Do Organization Cart, Multicolor (CRT-02214) • Staples $90.09 1 $90.09
JJ877 - Turn-In-Your-Work Organizer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
LL336 - Magnetic Board Supply Caddy • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Narwhal and Jelly Box Set (Books 1, 2, 3, AND Poster) (A Narwhal and Jelly Book) • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
VR455 - Magnetic Hooks - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
LL112BU - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LL112VT - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Purple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LL112RD - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LL112RG - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LL112YE - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
LL112GR - Heavy-Duty Paper Tray - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Hair Love • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Love Makes a Family • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
Antiracist Baby Picture Book • Amazon Business $6.84 1 $6.84
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Lost in the Tunnel of Time (2) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Space Mission Adventure (4) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Buried Bones Mystery (1) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Backyard Animal Show (5) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Stars and Sparks on Stage (6) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Shadows of Caesar's Creek (3) (Clubhouse Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$429.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$39.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.08

Total project goal

$593.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$593.89

9 Donors

-$576.25

Donations toward project cost

-$492.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.19

match offer

-$15.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$12.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.64

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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