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Ms. McFarland from Sammamish WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books for the Brain

My students need more books to help them continue on their journey of learning to read and grow!

  • $389 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The students in my classroom are a melting pot of talents. They are kind and respectful, they are from all over the world and they all work amazingly together! I am always blown away by their tolerance and growth and they experience school for the first time in kindergarten.

I have some very capable students who are growing and stretching every day!

They love to play with math manipulatives, read and draw. They are very expressive and enjoy learning and playing together!

My Project

As a first year teacher, I found myself scrambling to build my classroom library and as it turns out my students read much faster than I can provide alone! They are eager for knowledge and new books! My kids read during school and I also allow them to take one book home a day to read to their parents. They love being able to share their new reading skills with their families.

Books allow for the kids to feel like they are actively learning about the world around them and having books that challenge them just help them to learn to interpret the world even more!

Ms. McFarland
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kindergarten Classic Grade Level Library (52 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $272.57 1 $272.57

Materials cost

$272.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.33

Total project goal

$388.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.84

9 Donors

-$362.95

Donations toward project cost

-$309.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.69

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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 $0.00

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