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Ms. T from Kinston, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diversity for the Mind!

Help me give my students new books to take them on new literary journeys.

  • $610 goal

This project expired on September 14, 2025.

This project expired on September 14, 2025.

My Project

In first grade we take a journey over the year with our reading skills. Some students come in reading at a third grade level while some come in not knowing their letter sounds. We are hoping this project will accommodate all reading levels in our classroom! We also have some students that come from low income homes that do not receive much help at home and we want to be able to grow their reading skills so they can find a love for reading as well!

We want our students to find a love for reading at any level!

We have different leveled books in this project as well as different books about their emotions because we want our littles to understand what they are feeling. We also have included books about diversity as well! We want our students to experience different cultures in every way that they can! We love story time in our classroom and we want to enjoy these books for years to come! Please help us strive to give these wonderful children each year a love for reading and the journeys they can go on page after page!

Ms. T Contentnea - Savannah 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning I Can Read Books - Level 1 - Set of 10 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
I Can Read : Biscuit and the Lost Teddy Bear, Biscuit Loves the Library, Biscuit Visits the Big City, Biscuit Meets the Class Pet, Biscuit and the Little Pup, Biscuit Takes a Walk - 6 Book Set • Amazon Business $33.58 1 $33.58
If You Give a Moose a Muffin Big Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
The Invisible String - social emotional learning picture book (paperback, ages 4-8; calming corner resources) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
Cape - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
The Magical Yet (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea: A Childhood Story of VP Kamala Harris (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Bunheads (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
More Than Peach: Bellen Woodard Original Picture Book (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Lucky Cat (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Where Are You From? (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
If You Give a Pig a Party • Amazon Business $14.42 1 $14.42
My Favorite Spooky Stories Box Set: A Box of 5 Halloween Books for Beginning Readers (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $13.91 1 $13.91
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Powwow Day • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Just Now I Feel Angry: A Kids Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Book about Anger and Frustration Feelings Awareness, Self-Management, Mindfulness and ... (Feeling Big Emotions Picture Books) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade? (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo: Super Special) • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Quiet on the Set! (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo No.10) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Wild Robot - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Three Cheers for...Who? #35 (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (Junie B. Jones, No. 8) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo - Oh, Baby! #3 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Dirt on My Shirt: Selected Poems (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat and the Lemonade Stand (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.72 1 $4.72
I Can Read. Level 2 - George Washington: The First President - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Fancy Nancy I Can Read!, Level 1 - Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
I Can Read. Level 1 - I Want to Be a Doctor - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo - Horsing Around #30 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Fancy Nancy: JoJo and Daddy Bake a Cake (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pinkalicious: Story Time (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
I Can Read. Level 1 - Fancy Nancy Sees Stars - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
MY FIRST I CAN READ - Thump and Plunk - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$445.04

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.35

Sales tax

 $34.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.37

Total project goal

$609.15

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