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Ms. Chamberlin from Carbondale, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Chamberlin's classroom raised $188

3rd Graders Deserve a Diverse Classroom Library!

Help me give my students diverse books and extra supplies such as command hooks to hang our headphones in our listening center!

This project expired on October 6, 2020.

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Ms. Chamberlin Thomas Elementary School
Carbondale, IL Grades 3-5

My Students

I am a new third grade teacher at a second and third grade elementary school. I taught 1st and 2nd grade for five years and took a break to teach overseas in the Peace Corps. I am excited to return to teaching in a public school and challenge myself by teaching a new grade level! The students at Thomas Elementary are extremely diverse, both ethnically and socioeconomically. All of the students receive both free breakfast and lunch daily at the school.

My students are amazing and very eager to learn!

I am in a new classroom at a new school district. For this project, I am hoping to add chapter books and diverse literature to my classroom library. I believe that as anything educator, I should have books in my library that represent all of my students in my class.

My Project

I am new to my school district and am very excited to be teaching third grade! I taught first and second grade for five years before joining the Peace Corps and had to sell some of my teaching materials prior to leaving. Also, being new to third grade, I need materials that are at higher level to meet our learning standards.

For this project, I am hoping to receive diverse books that represent the students in my classroom that teach equality and empathy.

I know as an educator, I need to do more in my classroom to discuss current events and this includes adding more diversity to my classroom library. I hope these books will feel inclusive, but also be used to educate students about past and current events. I am also hoping to receive extra supplies such as command strips, hooks and whiteboard cleaner. I will use the hooks and strips to hang headphones in our listening center, pocket charts around the classroom and our brag tag necklaces. The whiteboard cleaner will be used daily to clean their individual whiteboards during small group and centers.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 7 donors
Ms. Chamberlin Thomas Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Carbondale, 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

20 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Love Is Love • Amazon Business $15.27 1 $15.27
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Malala's Magic Pencil • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05
Command Refill Strips, Small (GP022-64NA) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Command PH206-14NA Heavy Duty, Holds 16 lbs Picture Hanging Strips, 14 Pairs, White, 14 Pack • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Command White Hooks (GP001-9NA)- 9 hooks and 12 strips • Amazon Business $9.62 1 $9.62
The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot (2)) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Buffalo Bird Girl • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
EXPO Dry Erase Whiteboard Cleaning Spray, 8 oz. • Amazon Business $3.10 2 $6.20
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$121.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.06

Total project goal

$187.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $187.06

4 Donors

-$167.82

Donations toward project cost

-$159.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.24

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 $0.00

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