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Ms. Billingsley from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books + More Books!

Help me give my students books to build pride, self esteem and social skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Billingsley's classroom raised $474

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our kids love nothing more than getting read to. We hope to continue to inspire them to LOVE reading and more importantly, LOVE themselves.

We are looking to build up our office library filled with the best social emotional learning / black pride children stories that we can use to teach our children that they are important, valued and loved.

All books will allow our school support staff to spend time in classrooms reading to children and using books as a tool to boost self esteem, social skills and community within our school.

Ms. Billingsley Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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.

Milwaukee, WI 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

100 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Circle Forward: Building a Restorative School Community • Amazon Business $74.49 1 $74.49
Why?: A Conversation about Race • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
My Daddy Is in Jail: Story, Discussion Guide, and Small Group Activities for Grades K-5 • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
Stick and Stone • Amazon Business $14.11 1 $14.11
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
The Choices I Make: (Children’s Books About Making Good Choices, Anger, Emotions Management, Kids Ages 3 5, Preschool, Kindergarten) (Self-Regulation Skills) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere • Amazon Business $12.86 1 $12.86
The Year We Learned to Fly • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
Mistakes Are How I Learn: An Early Reader Rhyming Story Book for Children to Help with Perseverance and Diligence (Amazing Affirmations) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Promote Self Esteem • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
What If We Were All The Same!: A Children's Book About Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Dot • Amazon Business $10.31 1 $10.31
Ricky Sticky Fingers • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
What will I be?: There are no limits on the greatness we can achieve! A positive & powerful picture book showing Black boys planning for their futures. • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
My Shadow is Pink • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
Personal Space Camp • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Wilma Jean - The Worry Machine • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
The Invisible String • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32

Materials cost

$362.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$402.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.97

Total project goal

$473.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $473.16

2 Donors

-$236.57

Donations toward project cost

-$201.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.48

match offer

-$236.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.49

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