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Mrs. Stempel from Bartlett, TN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Great Minds Begins With Reading

Help me give my students a great foundation. I desperately need a spot where my students can gather and share words together. It would be amazing to be able to do all reading instruction in one place.

  • $860 goal

This project expired on May 23, 2025.

This project expired on May 23, 2025.

My Project

I have asked for an easel and some big books for my classroom. This would greatly enhance my literacy instruction for my students, as it would give me a central location in which to do all reading and phonics instruction.

My students are currently having to crowd around my computer screen or a single sheet of paper, rather than the large anchor charts or displays that I need.

When we read books, they are all looking at one copy of a regular size book, so the big books would be an amazing addition to our lessons. My students are very new English language learners and would greatly benefit from this added resource to our classroom.

Mrs. Stempel Bartlett Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Bartlett, TN View local requests Never Before Funded 23 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Double-Sided Mobile Teaching Easel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $499.00 1 $499.00
Big Book Favorites - Set 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00

Materials cost

$658.00

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3rd party payment processing fee

$9.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.96

Total project goal

$859.73

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