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Creating Second Grade Readers and Writers

My students need a place to store their reading and writing materials.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Taylor's classroom raised $494

This project is fully funded

My Students

Help my students have a place to store their reading and writing materials! The students in my classroom are engaged and interested in learning how to read and write. However, they need a place to store their materials in an organized manner.

I teach twenty-one second grade students.

My school district is a small, rural school district. My students have developed a love for learning and, in particular, reading and writing. They truly enjoy reading and they let their imaginations run wild in their writing.

My Project

The reading and writing storage shelf will help my students learn organizational skills. It will allow my students a place to store their reading and writing materials. I use the Literacy CAFE and Daily 5 programs for my ELA instruction. These programs focus on student interest and choice. Each student is given a book box in which they store 5-6 self-selected, good-fit books to read on a regular basis. The book box also houses a journal and writing supplies for the students. By having all materials in a single location, it allows for more instructional time. Less time is spent on finding materials and more time is spent on reading and writing!

This project will allow my students to spend the majority of their ELA time reading and writing.

They will no longer have to roam around the classroom gathering the materials they need in order to be successful.

Mrs. Taylor Byron - Bergen 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.

Bergen, NY View local requests

More than half 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

21 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ999 - Classic Birch Reading & Writing Storage Center • Lakeshore Learning $379.00 1 $379.00

Materials cost

$379.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$419.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.06

Total project goal

$493.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$493.74

10 Donors

-$490.21

Donations toward project cost

-$419.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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