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Ms. Thorne from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Our Library

Help me give my students books that can open their minds to new ideas.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thorne's classroom raised $280

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a neighborhood school in St. Louis, Missouri. My students are 20 lively and empathetic kids. My students qualify for free breakfast and lunch, and come from hard-working, low-income families.

While many students are below grade-level, they have grown so much and are so excited to learn!

Though many of them do not have stable lives at home, and I strive to create a home for them in my classroom. My students are curious and caring and I would love to encourage them through resources filled with culturally responsive, social-emotional learning.

My Project

My students absolutely love to read. They enjoy being able to choose a book to read and I love having a variety of lessons they can learn within the stories. We do class read-alouds, as well as independent reading time where students are able to explore books and find what they love to read.

Our class library is a calming space where students can relax and learn to love reading.

We do a lot of work in class on social skills and coping mechanisms, and I have been hoping to add more books to the class library that reinforce our lessons. These books would be a perfect addition to my class library.

Ms. Thorne Shenandoah 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 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR850X - Multicultural Stories Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00
RA599 - Growth Mindset Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $95.50 1 $95.50

Materials cost

$204.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$237.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.92

Total project goal

$279.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $279.49

2 Donors

-$279.49

Donations toward project cost

-$237.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.92

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 $0.00

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