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Mrs. Booher from Torrance, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Come to Our Castle of Books Library!

My students need leveled books, an organized bookshelf to store the books, and a hole punch to create folders with their inspired, self-made books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Booher's classroom raised $996

This project is fully funded

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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

Our school is in a low income, urban area. My students are mostly second language learners. Many of the students at my school attend the afternoon program and are at school for almost ten hours daily. They have little support with homework and very few resources at home. The students who attend my Early Reading Intervention Program have been identified as at risk in reading and are reading far below benchmark. They struggle with confidence and reading. My program is a gateway before special education, so many of these students display various forms of learning challenges and disabilities.

My Project

Giving my students access to a variety of books at their independent reading level will build their confidence and make their learning enjoyable in my "Castle of Books" library. Also, with the new sets of books, I will be allowed to teach guided reading at their "just right" reading level.

I want to create an engaging and inviting area to read where students can access books easily and quickly.

The leveled books in our classroom currently, are disorganized and difficult to access. By setting up a bookshelf with leveled bins, I am teaching my students the value and importance of the books and the importance of being organized.

Mrs. Booher Meyler Street 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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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

80 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF452 - Help-Yourself Book Bin Storage Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 1 Set 2 (10-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.46 6 $254.76
LM453 - Help-Yourself Book Bins - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.50 1 $79.50
TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Swingline Electric Portable Desktop 3-Hole Punch, 15 Sheet Capacity/20 lb., Silver (A7074515) • Staples Advantage $42.79 1 $42.79
PP817 - Count-The-Syllables Sorting Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC1561 - Sentence Strips Storage Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.39 1 $6.39
NF9765 - Rainbow Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$737.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.28

Total project goal

$995.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.22

1 Donor

-$995.22

Donations toward project cost

-$845.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.28

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