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Ms. Narag from Dallas, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader

Help me give my students culturally relevant, high-quality books, a laminator, and supplies that make our learning environment more engaging!

  • $1,192 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

My students are curious, thoughtful, and ambitious! They come to school every day full of questions about the world around them. With their creativity and resolve, they work collaboratively to find answers and new solutions.

My students are compelling storytellers!

They love having the opportunity to write about loved ones, personal experiences, and the realities they see in our community. They often seek out riveting stories to read and model their writing after. My students read fervently, finding perspective, history, and other worlds in books. When they find books that mirror some of their own experiences, they beam, sharing stories with their families and peers.

My Project

My students need a classroom library filled with books that validate their identities, appeal to their interests, and target their needs. As a second-year Reading and Social Studies teacher, I recognize that my students need materials beyond what our school district and I are able to provide. They deserve to have access to high-quality materials, ones that inspire them to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners.

The materials that you fund will provide my students with stories they can identify with and books that they want to read.

Many of my students spent most of last year at home, learning virtually. The challenges that the pandemic presented, not all of which have come to pass, have made it evident that my students are resilient. As students transition back to in-person learning, I want to ensure they have engaging, hands-on materials and that the space is bright and welcoming.

Ms. Narag
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT302 - Phonics Flip Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
EE501 - Building Fluency Card Bank - Gr 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25 x 30 Inches, 30 Sheets/Pad, 4 Pads, Large White Premium Self Stick Flip Chart Paper, Super Sticking Power (559-4) • Amazon Business $63.77 1 $63.77
PP181 - Giant Classroom Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
13 inches Laminator, Blusmart Multiple Function A3 Laminator with 25 Laminating Pouches, Paper Cutter, Corner Rounder Laminate for A3,A4,A5,A6 • Amazon Business $49.29 1 $49.29
Wit & Wisdom Module 4 Books--Grade 3 • AKJ Education $48.76 1 $48.76
KT2907 - News Rules Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Wit & Wisdom Module 3 Books--Grade 3 • AKJ Education $38.76 1 $38.76
Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Books--Grade 3 • AKJ Education $36.57 1 $36.57
LC469 - Reading for Details High-Interest Intervention Reading Folders - Gr 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG297 - Behavior Management Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL863 - 5-Minute Vocabulary Practice Cards - Gr 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP589 - Magnetic Write Wipe Organization Charts • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP576 - Match Sort Reading Comprehension Quickies - Gr 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
WT109 - Write Wipe USA Wall Map • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $23.35 1 $23.35
DD933 - Literature Magnetic Teaching Charts • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
RA806 - Translucent Color Chips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
The Day You Begin • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut • MahoganyBooks $17.05 1 $17.05
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Sulwe • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Skin Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $16.16 1 $16.16
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
A Light in the Attic • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
They She He Me: Free to Be! • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
STN370 - Bright Colors Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
SSP7881 - Color Your Classroom Class Schedule Bulletin Board Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.49 1 $8.49
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
VF546 - Action Words Flash Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
SEK847798 - Respect Bulletin Board Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
VF547 - Vowels Vowel Teams Flash Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
VF548 - Consonants Blends Digraphs Flash Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
A Poke in the I • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$959.67

Vendor shipping charges

$8.31

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,012.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$178.66

Total project goal

$1,191.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,191.04

5 Donors

-$854.81

Donations toward project cost

-$734.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$120.72

match offer

-$327.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$278.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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