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Mrs. Seed from Portland, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books to Encourage the Love of Reading

My students need new books to take home after they meet the author in person.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Seed's classroom raised $524

This project is fully funded

My Students

One of my goals for this project is to foster my students' love of learning. I can do this while letting them play, if I provide the appropriate materials with a purpose.

The students in the classroom come from diverse backgrounds.

They are a mix of students from traditional homes, and ethnic and varied family mixes. Each child comes to our school to learn and begin their path to making many new friends. Play is the way to make that happen.

My Project

Our school is lucky enough to have the children's Author, Cathryn Falwell coming to visit this fall. MS. Falwell will be doing a program, during the school day, with the students, and another one in the evening, with the parents. We are hoping to get a new book for each child to take home after meeting the Author. Cathryn Falwell will be signing these books for the students, so I am hoping this will become a meaningful piece of literature that will be their own. This is even more important, because many of the children don't have many books in their homes. This is likely to become a treasured item in many homes.

Mrs. Seed Gerald E Talbot Community 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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More than 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

150 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond • Amazon Business $6.99 30 $209.70
David's Drawings • Amazon Business $8.96 12 $107.52
We Have a Baby • Amazon Business $6.04 12 $72.48

Materials cost

$389.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.53

Total project goal

$523.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$523.56

5 Donors

-$523.56

Donations toward project cost

-$445.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.53

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$0.00

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