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Mr. Steger from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Celebrating Poetry and Diversity!

Help me give my students 15 diverse poetry books to explore the joys and learning about poetry and diversity.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Steger's classroom raised $285

This project is fully funded

My Students

First and second graders are energetic, enthusiastic, and super social. They are so enjoyable to be around. They love being involved in the learning process and want to succeed. Our goal as a classroom is that we enter the classroom each day ready to try new things and be brave to make mistakes. Mistakes lead to learning. As a teacher in an impoverished urban area, we struggle to have access to resources needed to provide a quality twenty-first century education. My goal is to provide an equitable education for each student in our classroom.

I teach eager and enthusiastic students who need these resources to reach their full potential.

My Project

The great thing about poetry is that we are able to discover ourselves and understand others. Poetry has significance in classroom. It motivates children to read with building on phonics and other essential skills in English Language Arts. But, could you imagine reading poetry books to students that spark self-discovery and developing a respect and appreciation for others? It creates unity in the classroom.

Reading and writing poetry is a great way for students to express themselves.

The overall goal of this project is for the books to do the following:

1. Used to celebrate and teach writing poetry throughout the school year.

2. Motivate children to read and express themselves.

3. Diverse poetry books will allow for great classroom conversations and teachable moments that will result in developing a respect and appreciation for others.

Mr. Steger Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Milwaukee, WI 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

35 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jazz (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Voices of Justice: Poems about People Working for a Better World (Who Did It First?) • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodies • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: 50 Inspiring Poems with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience for Kids, From Tupac to Jay-Z, Queen Latifah to Maya Angelou, Includes CD) • Amazon Business $15.63 1 $15.63
Ohana Means Family • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Thunder Underground • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Brown Sugar Babe • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Overground Railroad • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Follow the Recipe: Poems About Imagination, Celebration, and Cake • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
One Leaf Rides the Wind • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$208.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$241.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.67

Total project goal

$284.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $284.48

1 Donor

-$142.23

Donations toward project cost

-$120.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.33

match offer

-$142.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.34

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 $0.00

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