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Dr. Phillip-Malahoo from Orlando, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Pleasure

Help me give my students books to help push their imagination and propel them forward.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Phillip-Malahoo's classroom raised $169

This project is fully funded

My Project

Books can help my students in a variety of ways. Reading a wide range of books exposes students to different words and phrases, helping to expand their vocabulary. The more words they encounter, the better equipped they are to understand and communicate ideas.

With each book, students encounter new ideas and concepts, which helps them to develop their critical thinking and analysis skills.

Reading books can also help students build their knowledge of the world around them. Whether they're reading fiction or non-fiction, books can provide valuable insights into history, science, culture, and other subjects.

Reading books can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, and by developing a love of reading, students are more likely to continue reading throughout their lives. This can lead to improved academic performance and personal growth.

Dr. Phillip-Malahoo Pinewood 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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Orlando, FL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Fact Tactics™ Fluency Program: Building Reasoning Skills for Multiplication in Grades 3–6 (Teach students more than fact recall. Help them learn to make sense of multiplication.) • Amazon Business $35.95 1 $35.95
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?) • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Secret Agent 6th Grader: 3 Book Collection (Books 1-3) • Amazon Business $16.71 1 $16.71
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School • Amazon Business $11.38 1 $11.38
The Giving Tree • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Secret Agent 6th Grader 4: Selfies Are Forever • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$111.42

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.25

Total project goal

$168.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$168.34

1 Donor

-$84.16

Donations toward project cost

-$71.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.62

match offer

-$84.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.63

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$0.00

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