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Mrs. Masters from Shelbyville TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books for Beginning Readers

Help me give my students leveled books to help them grow as beginning readers!

  • $572 goal

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My Students

My school is comprised of 90% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and 32% English language learners. It is located in a small urban town in middle Tennessee. My students are curious about the world around them, enthusiastic about everything we do, and creative. They love hands-on activities, books, science, and imaginative play. Everything is exciting to a kindergarten student! These amazing kids deserve the best resources, environment, and experiences I can possibly provide for them. I am blessed to be their teacher.

My Project

My kindergarten students have learned their letters and sounds and are now ready to become readers! I currently only have around fifteen level A-D books in my classroom library. In order for my students to become independent readers they need more books on their level. The more they read, the better they become. I’ve seen them read a leveled book and completely light up with joy because they did it on their own. It’s the most amazing thing to see. I would love for my classroom library to have these books available to build their knowledge about the world and for enjoyment during reading centers.

Mrs. Masters
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FR150X - First Little Readers - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $249.00 1 $249.00
TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT235 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT536 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE667 - Lakeshore Word Family Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$448.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$485.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.71

Total project goal

$571.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$571.40

6 Donors

-$362.17

Donations toward project cost

-$326.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.58

match offer

-$187.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$159.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

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$0.00

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