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Mrs. Phister from Concord, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Equitable Story Time Experience

Help me give my students the magical experience of listening to stories read to them with books and illustrations large enough for them to see.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Phister's classroom raised $420

This project is fully funded

My Project

Having a larger book easel will help all the students in class enjoy story time. As a teacher, I will be able to read the big books with ease while the students are engaged and learning. I will have a full day kindergarten class next year, and with so many students at once, they need to all be able to access the information.

With this new big book reading easel, it will be a much more equitable experience during story time for my students.

The students sitting in the back will be able to have the same experience as those sitting in the front.

Mrs. Phister El Monte 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.

Concord, CA 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

32 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Angeles Value Line Big Book Display Stand, Kids Bookshelf and Storage Organizer/Dry Erase Board, Classroom Furniture for Playroom/Homeschool/Daycare • Amazon Business $295.27 1 $295.27

Materials cost

$295.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$356.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.95

Total project goal

$419.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$419.67

2 Donors

-$319.67

Donations toward project cost

-$271.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.95

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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