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Ms. Reid from Springfield MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books and More Books!

Help me give my students the love for reading at their instructional level!!

  • $307 goal

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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

I teach a classroom of fourth-graders that are special education students. All of my students are on IEPs (individualized education plan) and require classroom and testing accommodations. All of my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. We are in an urban setting where 85% of our children are economically disadvantaged and, therefore, all of our students receive free breakfast and lunch, as many of them do not have enough to eat at home. Unfortunately, my students don’t have money for school supplies.

Some see the disabilities, but special education teachers see the possibilities.

As coming into my second year as a teacher, I have learned so many amazing things but also realized I need a lot of things to help my students be successful. My students love coming to school. I strive to create a family environment within my classroom, where students are provided a quality education. They love having new experiences and participating in lessons and activities. I want my students to know how much I care, value, and supported they are with me!

My Project

In my class, my students aren't that excited about reading. I need to try to make reading a habit for my children, by sparking the pleasure and excitement, that one gets when they find that book that they don't want to put down, or that they hate to see come to an end.

My students have special needs and reading is a big struggle for them.

I was hoping that if I could get some more books that they enjoyed, they would start to like to read and they would just do it independently. In my library, I really don't have much of a variety for my kids. My students need lower-level books as we have all different levels in my classroom.

Ms. Reid
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dork Diaries Books 1-11 (Plus 3 1/2): Dork Diaries 1; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 3 1/2; Dork Diaries 4; Dork Diaries 5; Dork Diaries ... Diaries 9; Dork Diaries 10; Dork Diaries 11 • Amazon Business $91.99 1 $91.99
The Lion King Deluxe Step into Reading (Disney The Lion King) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Baseball's Best: Five True Stories (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Beauty and the Beast Deluxe Step into Reading (Disney Beauty and the Beast) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger? (Jurassic World) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.93 1 $4.93
Welcome to Headquarters (Disney/Pixar Inside Out) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
How Not to Babysit Your Brother (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
Thomas Jefferson's Feast (Step into Reading) (Step #4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Dinosaur Hunters (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
To the Top! Climbing the World's Highest Mountain (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Basketball's Greatest Players (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Raptor Pack (Step-into-Reading, Step 5) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Hungry Plants (Step-into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Wild Cats (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Little Mermaid (Step into Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Sleeping Beauty Step into Reading (Disney Princess) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Arthur Lost in the Museum (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Twinky the Dinky Dog (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
George Washington and the General's Dog (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Bones (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Incredible Dash (The Incredibles Step into Reading, Step 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Spooky & Spookier: Four American Ghost Stories (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
How Not to Start Third Grade (Step into Reading 4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Looking for Bigfoot (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost: An Otto & Uncle Tooth Adventure (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Aladdin Deluxe Step into Reading (Disney Aladdin) • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
Nala and Simba (Disney The Lion King) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
Space: Planets, Moons, Stars, and More! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
Game Time! (Disney Wreck-It Ralph 2) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $2.39 1 $2.39

Materials cost

$223.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$260.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.99

Total project goal

$306.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $306.61

3 Donors

-$152.19

Donations toward project cost

-$140.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$140.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.62

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