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Mrs. O'Leary from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books on CD Can Inspire the Non-Reader!

Help me give my students the opportunity to listen to a variety of classic and rich stories despite their struggling reading abilities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. O'Leary's classroom raised $1,891

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are inquisitive little scholars with a variety of needs. They all reside in a public housing sector of Chicago and face daily challenges outside of school. I want to make their educational experience as warm and inviting as their little hearts. We need the resources to keep them up to date with the digital world.

"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow." - Dewey

My students are in grades Kindergarten through second and love to learn what lies outside their community. Many do not get to see or venture past the city limits and need exposure to people, places, and opportunities.

My Project

I would love to build my classroom library with new books on CD. My primary scholars are just beginning to develop their reading skills and need many opportunities to be exposed to stories. Having a listening center with individual compact disc players and a go to digital library can foster a love of independent reading with confidence.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty; it should be offered to them as a precious gift.

I think if I had the opportunities to self select stories on tape (back in my day), reading would have not been such a daunting task. I have seen the benefits of offering student choice in the classroom. Students are more willing to take ownership in their work and progress. Please help me provide a lively listening center with a variety of books on CD. My students would be forever grateful. Thank you.

Mrs. O'Leary Carver Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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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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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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG520X - Single Student Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $389.00 1 $389.00
RE823 - Fiction/Nonfiction Single Student Read-Alongs Library Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $379.00 1 $379.00
CE235X - Student CD Player - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $189.00 2 $378.00
RE822 - Fiction/Nonfiction Single Student Read-Alongs Library K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $369.00 1 $369.00
FD236 - AC Adaptor • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 3 $38.97

Materials cost

$1,553.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,607.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$283.64

Total project goal

$1,890.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,890.92

5 Donors

-$1,018.00

Donations toward project cost

-$865.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$152.70

match offer

-$872.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$741.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$130.94

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