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Ms. Lau from Skagway, AK is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Readers to Independently Find Books

Help me give my students more independent ways of browsing the school library.

  • $925 goal

This project expired on June 15, 2024.

This project expired on June 15, 2024.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Earlier this school year I introduced bins to our library and they have become a success, the kids go to the "bins area" as if there was a magnetic force coming from it. They also have been able to browse and find books independently which has increased their confidence in finding what they like and want and I am convinced this skill spreads to other aspects in their life impacting in social and emotional areas of their life.

Having said that and considering I am reorganizing the Non Fiction section, I would like to add bins to other sections of our library (like chapter books, picture books and Non Fiction) as well as adding a book cart with bins that would give me the possibility to bring it to different classrooms to support teachers with their curriculum needs.

I am also asking for some bookmarks since we are low on them and I think the sniff bookmarks will be a hit among my students since I want to bring even more interactive elements to the library.

Finally, I would like to use the smiley face bookmarks as rewards for bringing books back in time (which my kids have been great at this year too)

With your help I can further improve the experience of my students coming into the library and I think by adding more browsable areas in the library it will become even more accessible to my students.

Ms. Lau Skagway School Grades 3-5 Skagway, AK View local requests 150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Copernicus Cart Library, 51 x 18 x 40 Inches - Grades K-8 - Kids • School Specialty $519.71 1 $519.71
Fun-N-Nuf Smiley Circle Clip Over The Page Bookmark, Pack of 36 • School Specialty $23.69 1 $23.69
Scented Bookmarks Fruit Scratch and Sniff Bookmarks Fun Book Marks Classroom Bookmarks Colorful Chocolate Popcorn Donut Dessert Bookmarks for Kids Teenagers School Office Home, 12 Styles(72 Pieces) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$553.39

Vendor shipping charges

 $185.45

Sales tax

 $8.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$785.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.61

Total project goal

$924.05

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