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Ms. Alice Mansell from Hosford, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books are Treasure!

Help me give my students books that will enrich their learning and encourage independent reading skills!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alice Mansell's classroom raised $581

This project is fully funded

My Students

My hometown is a small, rural town in Northwest Florida. We are an area where everyone knows and supports each other. I teach 43 fourth grade students of different learning abilities.

This past year our area was devastated by Hurricane Michael and many of my students had their property damaged or lost their homes.

This natural disaster changed us forever!

I would love to fill my classroom with engaging opportunities that will promote their educational and social development. I love being a teacher!

My Project

Independent reading is an important part of every student's education. Between kindergarten and twelfth grade, students with an average daily reading time of 30 or more minutes are projected to encounter 13.7 million words—so they should learn around 13,700 new vocabulary words from independent reading practice alone. In contrast, students who read less than 15 minutes per day would learn only 1,500 new vocabulary words from reading. That’s a vocabulary gap of 12,200 words!

Children are more likely to read and grow in comprehension and vocabulary when they are offered books that interest them.

I want to offer my students books that are both up to date with today's society and interesting to their age level.

Ms. Alice Mansell Hosford Elementary Junior High School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

300 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Harry Potter Books 1-7 Special Edition Boxed Set • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing • Amazon Business $6.92 5 $34.60
I Survived: Ten Thrilling Stories (Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $31.27 1 $31.27
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist • Amazon Business $10.62 2 $21.24
Who Was Steve Irwin? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
First Day Jitters (Mrs. Hartwell's Classroom Adventures) • Amazon Business $14.54 1 $14.54
Small Spaces • Amazon Business $14.28 1 $14.28
Inkling • Amazon Business $14.06 1 $14.06
Who Was Walt Disney? • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Battle for Perodia: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #6) • Amazon Business $13.57 1 $13.57
The End of Orson Eerie? A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #10) • Amazon Business $13.45 1 $13.45
Duel at Araluen (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
Shouting at the Rain • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
Wishtree • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Tumble & Blue • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Sled Dog School • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Jasper and the Riddle of Riley's Mine • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
The Lifters • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Annie's Life in Lists • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
Breakout • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Big Foot and Little Foot (Book #1) • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
Greetings from Witness Protection! • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Each Tiny Spark • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4) • Amazon Business $9.01 1 $9.01
Fish in a Tree • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
Max and the Midknights • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7) • Amazon Business $5.09 1 $5.09
Who Was Nikola Tesla? • Amazon Business $5.01 1 $5.01
Where Is Machu Picchu? • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.47 1 $3.47

Materials cost

$456.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.09

Total project goal

$580.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $580.62

2 Donors

-$497.28

Donations toward project cost

-$493.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$83.34

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