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Ms. Ayres from Kalamazoo, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book Is a Gift You Can Open Again!

Help me give my students more books to help them learn new skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ayres's classroom raised $500

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My Project

Reading is an essential skill for all children and it starts in Preschool! Children can learn to read long before they are able to read the words on the page. Children can read by looking at the pages and figuring out what is happening in the story and predict what may be coming in the future. Both of these are essential pre-reading skills.

Please help me provide books for my students so they learn that they are able to read and learn to love reading.

I have chosen multiples of some books so we can practice reading in a small group setting and some single books that will allow children to learn valuable and needed skills for life.

Ms. Ayres Washington Writers Academy Grades PreK-2

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Kalamazoo, MI 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

18 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Eric Carle Paperback Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $62.96 1 $62.96
8 Book Set: A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion) - Paperback • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $60.00 1 $60.00
8 Book Set: A Little SPOT Takes Action! Box Set (8 Books: Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $60.00 1 $60.00
Lakeshore Moods & Emotions Book Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
National Geographic Readers: Hedgehogs (Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.75 8 $46.00
Bright Star • AKJ Education $4.37 8 $34.96
Rourke Educational Media Katie Can: A Story About Special Needs―Children's Book About Down Syndrome and Different Abilities, K-2 (24 pgs) Reader (Changes and Challenges In My Life) • Amazon Business $3.54 8 $28.32
Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Llama Llama Back to School • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
Llama Llama Red Pajama Beanbag Stuffed Animal Plush Toy • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$384.01

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.96

Total project goal

$499.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.73

6 Donors

-$315.00

Donations toward project cost

-$296.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$151.20

Match offers toward project cost

-$128.52

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.53

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 $0.00

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