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Ms. Kirkpatrick from Des Moines, IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Readers

Help me give my students a fun and engaging series of books to enjoy!

  • $218 goal

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My Project

Creating readers requires instilling a love for literature. The passion for reading new, exciting books about topics the students are interested in helps students desire to read. These new books will be an engaging, fun read aloud to help students find a love of reading.

Our students often struggle to find the joy in reading, but when they are listening to an exciting engaging book, it all changes.

The students get sucked into the plot and are excited to read what will happen next. The Mercy Watson series will be an exciting and engaging series for students to hear as a read aloud or read independently. Your donation will help create readers for life.

Ms. Kirkpatrick Howe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Des Moines, IA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tales from Deckawoo Drive Series 6 Books Set • Amazon Business $39.11 1 $39.11
Mercy Watson Is Missing!: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Seven (Tales from Mercy Watson's Deckawoo Drive) • Amazon Business $15.29 2 $30.58
Achieve It! Mercy Watson Collection: Variety Book Pack, Grades 1 to 3, Set of 4 - Grades 1-3 - Kids • School Specialty $26.99 1 $26.99
A Piglet Named Mercy (Mercy Watson) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder: Books 1-6 • Amazon Business $15.53 1 $15.53
A Very Mercy Christmas (Mercy Watson) • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18

Materials cost

$140.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.70

Sales tax

 $9.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.61

Total project goal

$217.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $217.42

1 Donor

-$194.53

Donations toward project cost

-$184.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.88

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