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Mrs. Craffets from Paris, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Craffets's classroom raised $527

Read to Succeed!

My students need a variety of books and a book case to grasp their attention and spark their interest in reading.

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Mrs. Craffets Carolyn Wenz Elementary School
Paris, IL Grades 3-5

My Students

Do you know one of the biggest challenges facing a new teacher? Creating a classroom library that both challenges and interests students while surviving on a new teacher's salary is a great challenge. My goal is to expand my classroom library to spark the interest of reading in my students.

My students are motivated to read, but have a wide variety of reading interests.

Fiction, Nonfiction, Mystery, Biography, you name a genre, and I have students who love to read it! Resources are limited in our school district, which means our school library is especially limited to what new books they have been able to add this year.

My Project

My students love to read and our school uses the Accelerated Reader program. This is my second year teaching and I have developed a new organization system for my classroom library. I have color coded the books that are currently in my library by AR level. This will help keep my library organized. The new bookshelves will help to organize my library and make it easier for students to find their level when looking for a book to read. The new books will help expand my classroom library with books that are popular and will grab the attention of my students!

Reading is the essential foundation for all learning.

Sparking the interest of students to read will help them become life-long learners. Reading will be the building block many of these students need to succeed!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 6 donors
Mrs. Craffets Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Paris, IL 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BOOKCASE METL 29X34.5 CCL • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $95.95 2 $191.90
The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #5) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $7.81 1 $7.81
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Four Book Set Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $38.16 1 $38.16
The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $2.84 1 $2.84
Heat Mike Lupica • Barnes and Noble $1.89 1 $1.89
The End: Book the Thirteenth (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator), Michael Kupperman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.79 1 $3.79
The Grim Grotto: Book the Eleventh (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator), Michael Kupperman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.79 1 $3.79
Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia Series #4) C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $1.89 1 $1.89
Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Three Volume Boxed Set Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $11.10 1 $11.10
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Boy Books Set (Classic Starts Series) James Fenimore Cooper, Jack London, Daniel Defo, Robert Louis Stevenson • Barnes and Noble $16.95 1 $16.95
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7) J. K. Rowling • Barnes and Noble $59.45 1 $59.45
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon Series #1) Cressida Cowell • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Leprechaun in Late Winter (Magic Tree House Series #43) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Girl Books Set (Classic Starts Series) Lucy Maud Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Franes Hodgson Burnett • Barnes and Noble $16.95 1 $16.95
Adventure Books Set (Classic Starts Series) Johann David Wyss, Anna Sewell, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells • Barnes and Noble $16.95 1 $16.95

Materials cost

$397.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.19

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$457.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.42

Total project goal

$526.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $526.29

4 Donors

-$65.00

Donations toward project cost

-$56.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.45

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