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Mrs. Apostolu from N Hills, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Tolerance from Home

Help me give my students books that I can read to help with teaching tolerance, celebrating differences, and social-emotional growth.

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My Students

My students are inquisitive, imaginative, and enthusiastic learners. My third class is in a high-need, low income, Title One public school, in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

My class has always been bustling with activity.

That is until March 13th. That is when everything changed. We have been Distance Learning ever since. One of the activities my students are really missing is Read Alouds. Despite the hardships they are facing with school being closed, they are eager learners.

My Project

I never imagined that I would find myself remotely teaching from home, and that my students would be learning new material through a computer screen. We are moving forward and looking at it as a learning opportunity and a chance to grow and learn new things!

Now, it is extremely important to teach tolerance.

Our children need to celebrate differences instead of letting differences divide them. Having these resources at home will give me more resources to do it well. The titles I ordered are some that I know will spark their curiosity and open up dialogue. The kids adore books and I can't wait until I can read these to them. As their teacher, I love seeing how passionate my kids are as readers, largely because of read alouds such as these.

Mrs. Apostolu Vintage Math & Science Magnet School Grades 3-5

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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N Hills, CA View local requests

More than 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

24 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $40.13 1 $40.13
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom • Amazon Business $13.47 1 $13.47
What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
#Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale (Online Safety Picture Books) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Kindness Snippet Jar • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number (English and Ojibwa Edition) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
The Last Kids on Earth • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$156.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$203.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.85

Total project goal

$239.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $239.01

8 Donors

-$210.00

Donations toward project cost

-$182.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.75

match offer

-$24.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$20.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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