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Ms. Lance from Waterbury, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bridge the Gap

Help me give my students books accessible to their reading level and appropriate for their age.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lance's classroom raised $426

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

In our room hangs a large, hand-painted sign that reads, "The future of the world is in this classroom." In spite of the adversaries my students face, I have no doubt our future is in good hands. Our classroom has a wide range of learners, each differing in academic abilities and learning styles. My students love to explore topics hands-on, an experience beyond their world virtually, and work through challenging material together. While our students need so much, our funding is limited.

My Project

More than half of the students in my class are reading far below grade level. With these texts, my students will be able to build confidence in reading while at the same time experiencing that 'lost in the story' feeling they crave. These texts are more age-appropriate for older struggling readers. Our current available texts are geared towards younger readers, only making it more obvious to the child and their peers how far behind they are. This project will help these kids learn to read while preserving their dignity.

Ms. Lance Bunker Hill Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Waterbury, CT View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fish in a Tree • AKJ Education $13.13 6 $78.78
Wormholes • AKJ Education $7.99 6 $47.94
The Gift • AKJ Education $6.53 6 $39.18
Fight School • AKJ Education $6.53 6 $39.18
Stolen Treasure • AKJ Education $6.53 6 $39.18
Ransom • AKJ Education $6.39 6 $38.34
Tsunami • AKJ Education $6.39 6 $38.34

Materials cost

$320.94

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$361.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.84

Total project goal

$425.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$425.59

3 Donors

-$425.59

Donations toward project cost

-$361.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.84

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$0.00

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