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Ms. Seybert from Anchorage, AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books May Well be the Only True Magic

Help me give my students items like books and squishy toys for a way to make the literature come alive.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Seybert's classroom raised $284

This project is fully funded

My Project

Eight out of my twelve students are well below grade level in English. Reading is the olive branch to equality. Those that can read can succeed. The Alaska Reads Act was built to ensure students well below have an opportunity to catch up to their peers. These students need to be motivated to spend time in text.

The funds you donate go directly to books based on the individual interest of each of my twelve students.

Some of these books will be sent home with the child. Others will be used to help build our library. By sending every child home with a book it ensures that these kids have access to reading material. It reinforces the message that we as teachers want our classroom to read. It also reinforces that we care about the child as an individual because the story chosen for them was based on their personality.

My current classroom has second hand books that were donated. None of my books in the library are new. Help me help these kids catch up to their peers. Help me help them to fall back in love with reading.

Ms. Seybert Lake Hood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Half 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pigeon Series 7 Book Set : Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus / Stay up Late. Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog ....and 4 More Titles • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
YIHONG 72 Pcs Kawaii Squishies, Mochi Squishy Toys for Kids Party Favors, Mini Stress Relief Toys for Christmas Party Favors, Classroom Prizes, Birthday Gift, Goodie Bag Stuffers • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Goodnight Skateboard (Sports Illustrated Kids Bedtime Books) • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Interstellar Cinderella: (Princess Books for Kids, Books about Science) (Future Fairy Tales) • Amazon Business $14.78 1 $14.78
Cousins Forever - Magpinsan Magpakailanman: A bilingual book for kids learning Filipino / Tagalog (English-Tagalog edition) (Filipino / Tagalog Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Let's Go Fishing: A Book for All Young Anglers • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Lebron James #23: The Boy Who Would Grow Up To Be: NBA Basketball Player Children's Book (Basketball Books For Kids) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
P Is for Pirate • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Winter Survival: Animal Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $9.08 1 $9.08
Isobel Adds It Up • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Three Little Pigs (Reading Railroad Books) • Amazon Business $4.42 2 $8.84
Goodnight Soccer (Sports Illustrated Kids Bedtime Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
All You Need for a Snowman Board Book: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Berenstain Bears' Night Before Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$205.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $3.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$241.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.59

Total project goal

$283.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $283.96

2 Donors

-$205.96

Donations toward project cost

-$175.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.89

match offer

-$78.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$66.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.70

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