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

End the YEAR With-Reading, Creativity, & Fun!

Help me give my students a school year to remember with more diverse books and hands on activities!

  • $1,797 goal

This project expired on August 23, 2021.

This project expired on August 23, 2021.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My inquisitive 2nd grade students LOVE reading new diverse books and exploring their personal interest through hands on activities. At Lab, we EMPOWER our students with the skills and MINDSET they need to grow into the thinkers, creators and innovators of tomorrow. Our school intentionally mirrors the economic and diverse make-up of the city of Charlotte.

My Project

There are so many things to love about my creative, curious, 21st century learners. My sweet 2nd grade students are very diverse in many ways, including performing on a wide range of academic abilities. It is so fun to educate children who are so different from one another to celebrate that diversity and make students feel proud and inspired by their differences. They love to ask questions and explore different aspects of learning. They are the center of everything we do at our school, as they encompass and empower our core values and mission of authentic learning, individualization and personalization, global awareness and bilingualism, meta-cognitive skill development, and innovation. My students are excited and always energetic about learning.They love to come to school and love to be challenged through inquiry and investigation! We are so excited to end this unique year with lots of fun and reading new books.

Ms. Sparks
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Build Me Emotions • LEGO Education $79.95 1 $79.95
Marble Genius Glow Marble Run Extreme Set - 300 Complete Pieces + Free Instruction App & Full Color Instruction Manual • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
GoSports Giant Wooden Toppling Tower (Stacks to 5+ Feet), Choose Between Natural, Brown Stain or Gray Stain, Includes Bonus Rules with Gameboard, Made from Premium Pine • Amazon Business $69.56 1 $69.56
A Little SPOT of Life Skills Box Set (8 Books: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving) • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
SWOOC Games - 2-in-1 Reversible Giant Checkers & Tic Tac Toe Game ( 4ft x 4ft ) - 100% High Density EVA Foam Mat & Pieces - Extra Large Checkers with Jumbo Checkerboard and Yard Size Tic Tac Toss • Amazon Business $49.95 1 $49.95
A Promised Land • MahoganyBooks $45.00 1 $45.00
Crayola Bulk Colored Pencils, Pre-sharpened, 12 Assorted Colors, Pack of 24 • Amazon Business $40.51 1 $40.51
Crayola Fine Line Markers, Back to School Supplies Classpack, 10 Assorted Colors , 200 Count • Amazon Business $40.49 1 $40.49
Wood City 1000 Piece Dominoes Set for Kids with Extra 20 Blocks, Colorful Dominos Tiles for Building, Stacking, Racing, Tumbling, Wood Domino with Storage Bag and Box, Educational Toy • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Marble Genius Marble Run Super Set - 150 Complete Pieces + Free Instruction App & Full Color Instruction Manual • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Amazon Basics Premium Wooden Domino Set • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Crayola Broad Line Markers Bulk, 12 Marker Packs with 10 Colors • Amazon Business $32.01 1 $32.01
Vashti Harrison Boxed Set • Amazon Business $28.79 1 $28.79
Straw Constructor Building Toy 1000 Pcs for Kids Age 3-12, Stem Activities Straws and Connectors Educational Building Set, Fort Building Kit for Indoor & Outdoor, Gift for Boys and Girls Classroom • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Mind Reader MESHBOX5-WHT 5 Section File, Mesh Organizer 5 Desktop Document Letter Tray for Folders, Mail, Stationary, Desk Accessories, White • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Kids Scissors by Galadim (Pack of 36, Pointed-tip, 5.5 Inch) - 5.5’’ Soft Touch Pointed School Student Scissors GD-016-P-K • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Expo Low Odor Dry Erase Marker | Chisel Tip Markers | Whiteboard Markers, Assorted, 36 Count • Amazon Business $24.69 1 $24.69
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $11.13 2 $22.26
WITKA 99 Pieces Magnetic Building Sticks Blocks Toy Brain Training STEM Toys Intelligence Learning Games Set Gift for Kids • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set • MahoganyBooks $21.57 1 $21.57
Dream Builder • Amazon Business $19.91 1 $19.91
Their Eyes Were Watching God (PB) (Modern Classics) • MahoganyBooks $17.99 1 $17.99
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
What Is Nintendo? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (PB) • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
A Teacher Like You • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Clean Getaway • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
I'm Gonna Push Through! • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
This is Your Time • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
Ada Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $14.01 1 $14.01
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist (Women in Science Biographies, Fossil Books for Kids, Feminist Picture Books, Dinosaur Gifts for Kids) • Amazon Business $13.70 1 $13.70
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $13.06 1 $13.06
American Trailblazers: 50 Remarkable People Who Shaped U.S. History • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
ULT-unite 120pcs Wooden Dominos Blocks Set, Kids Game Educational Play Toy, Domino Racing Toy Game • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Random Minis: Dear Martin • MahoganyBooks $10.80 1 $10.80
Me and My Feelings: A Kids' Guide to Understanding and Expressing Themselves • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Brown Girl Dreaming • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (PB) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
What If Everybody Thought That? (What If Everybody?, 3) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Enough! 20+ Protesters Who Changed America • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Adi's Perfect Patterns and Loops (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Adi Sorts with Variables (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Gabi's If/Then Garden (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Good Kind of Trouble, A • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
What If Everybody Said That? (What If Everybody?, 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Empathy Is Your Superpower: A Book About Understanding the Feelings of Others • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
What Is the Civil Rights Movement? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Were the Negro Leagues? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Ida B. Wells? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Cesar Chavez? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Milton Hershey? • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
What Is LEGO? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg? • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Who Was Frida Kahlo? • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Who Was Sacagawea? • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? (Where Is?) • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
Who Was Kobe Bryant? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Was Nelson Mandela? • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$1,351.85

Vendor shipping charges

$19.08

Sales tax

$105.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,526.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$269.41

Total project goal

$1,796.06

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