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Mrs. Riesop from Lakeside, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring the Real World to the Classroom

Help me give my students the nonfiction books and magazines they love to read!

  • $290 goal

This project expired on August 7, 2025.

This project expired on August 7, 2025.

My Project

My six and seven year olds are drawn to the real world around them. They are interested in what they can see and want to learn more. Boys and girls pick books about machines and how they work, Earth and the space beyond, animals cute and crazy.

I want to fill my bookshelves with books and magazines that provide facts about the things they are interested in and motivate the kids to read and understand their world.

I hope that the magazines will be sent home and spark learning as a family and engage all ages to bond through reading and learning.

Mrs. Riesop Blue Ridge Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME For Kids - K-Grade 1 with Teacher's Guide • TIME for Kids $5.50 26 $143.00
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86
Science Vocabulary Readers Set: Life Cycles: Exciting Nonfiction Books That Build Kids' Vocabularies (Scholastic Science Vocabulary Readers) by Elizabeth Bennett (2013-05-03) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95

Materials cost

$198.81

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Sales tax

 $14.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.41

Total project goal

$289.41

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