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Mrs. Malone-Gibson from Cleveland OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Class Library for Avid Readers

Help me give my students a variety of high-interest books that are at their reading levels

  • $594 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I work at a Title 1 school in Cleveland, Ohio in a multi-age classroom. Have you ever read a book and not been able to put it down? That's the experience I want for my students. My students are avid readers and enthusiastic 3rd and 4th-grade learners. They enjoy reading and writing various texts.

However, many of my students are struggling readers who do not have access to books at home and rely on our class library to read high-interest leveled books.

My students often inquire when new books by their favorite authors or subject matter will be added to the library. There is a buzz about books and an excitement for reading in our class.

My Project

These books will help to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind. I have watched them the past few weeks of school read titles just like these, and I have also asked them what type of books they would enjoy reading. Students will be able to choose books which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time and when I work with them in small groups. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will help my students to develop a lifelong love of reading!

Mrs. Malone-Gibson
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
Because of Anya • AKJ Education $5.10 4 $20.40
Code Talker • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
All Alone in the Universe • AKJ Education $5.10 3 $15.30
Harvesting Hope The Story of Cesar Chavez • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
National Geographic Investigates Ancient Aztec Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Mexico's Past • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Nightmares! • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.59 2 $11.18
King Tut • AKJ Education $4.99 2 $9.98
Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) The Stonekeeper • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
21st Century Mysteries of Deep Space • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Paths & Portals • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Steve Jobs • AKJ Education $7.74 1 $7.74
Anne Frank - Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $7.67 1 $7.67
Cultures Around the World - TCM# 18361 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Graveyard Book 1 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Water Cycle • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Gases • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Mary Musgrove: Bringing People Together • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Civil War 1850-1876/Graphic U.S. History • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
California Gold Rush! • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Tuskegee Airmen • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Hiroshima and Nagasaki • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Civil Rights Movement & Vietnam 1960-1976/Graphic U.S. History • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Cultural Traditions in Brazil • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Explore Asia • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Explore South America • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Spotlight on Mexico • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for Equal Education • AKJ Education $5.95 1 $5.95
The First Moon Landing • AKJ Education $5.91 1 $5.91
Adventures in Sound With Max Axiom, Super Scientist • AKJ Education $5.91 1 $5.91
The Solid Truth About States of Matter With Max Axiom, Super Scientist • AKJ Education $5.91 1 $5.91
Geronimo Stilton #17: Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton! Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Hindenburg Disaster • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Gold Cadillac • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Liar & Spy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Football Champ A Football Genius Novel • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The One and Only Ivan • AKJ Education $5.58 1 $5.58
Full Court Pressure • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Long Shot • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Squish #5: Game On! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Lunch Lady #1: Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Volcanoes • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Moon • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Continents in My World • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
India • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Something's Fishy • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Who Was Frida Kahlo? • AKJ Education $4.79 1 $4.79
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
The Trail of Tears • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Quarterback Rush • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Red Riding Hood, Superhero: A Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Dinosaur Days • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Wild Cats • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$467.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.04

Total project goal

$593.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $593.62

3 Donors

-$544.00

Donations toward project cost

-$468.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.60

match offer

-$42.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$36.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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 $0.00

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