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Mrs. Chastain from Georgetown, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for My Students

Help me give my students books they can relate to and sphero mini accessories.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Chastain's classroom raised $493

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a Title I school in a rural community. The school is 100% free or reduced-price lunch with a free after-school program to help with homework and provide extra time for computer use as most do not have the Internet at home. Our class serves students with a range of disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbances, autism spectrum disorder and specific learning disabilities The students are hard-working. Most of the students in my third-grade class read below grade level by two years.

The class is made up of a majority African American students.

Students receive backpack buddies for weekend. Despite these circumstances, they continue to make growth in their education. Most will increase reading levels by 2 to 5 levels throughout the year.

My Project

These books will give my students more books to read that they can relate to. We love getting books. Can you imagine yourself in the book? With these books my students can. They will read about hopes and differences. They will be reading about kindness. Hopefully, each can make a connection to some of the characters or the story.

The Sphero Mini is needed for virtual learning.

My students can hopefully check one out for home use. They will practice playing while coding the robot, sneaking in learning where ever we can.

Mrs. Chastain Plantersville Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

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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

19 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sphero Mini (Purple) App-Enabled Programmable Robot Ball - STEM Educational Toy for Kids Ages 8 & Up - Drive, Game & Code with Sphero Play & Edu App • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $39.65 1 $39.65
co2CREA Hard Travel Case for Sphero Mini The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $12.99 3 $38.97
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $18.51 1 $18.51
City Moon • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.45 1 $14.45
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $13.73 1 $13.73
Dreamers • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Windows • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
I AM...: Positive Affirmations for Brown Girls • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Be the Difference: 40+ ideas for kids to create positive change using empathy, kindness, equality and environmental awareness • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
One Love (Music Books for Children, African American Baby Books, Bob Marley Book for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$358.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.93

Total project goal

$492.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.89

1 Donor

-$246.43

Donations toward project cost

-$209.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.96

match offer

-$246.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.97

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