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Mrs. De Leo from Maspeth, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fantastic Fiction!

Help me give my students a chance to jump into the imagination of one of the world's most famous authors, Roald Dahl.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. De Leo's classroom raised $241

This project is fully funded

My Students

“Learning is the only thing that the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” –Leonardo Da Vinci

My 28 fourth grade students are a diverse group of learners with a variety of interests and abilities.

We believe that anything is possible in our classroom and that everyone can learn. Our students are hardworking, dedicated, and motivated to reach their full academic potentials. They love to learn and explore in all subject areas. Their passion for increasing their knowledge is outstanding!

My Project

These Roald Dahl books will be used to engage students in their fiction book clubs. Each student will be part of a reading club, where they will be able to share their thoughts, ideas, and wonders through the text they are reading.

The imagination of Roald Dahl, with his extraordinary and over the top characters, will have students laughing and learning.

In these book clubs, students will rotate roles such as narrator, note taker, question master, word analyst, and time keeper. A donation of these books to our classroom library will allow students to learn life literary skills such as time management, inquiry, and communication.

Mrs. De Leo PS 153 Maspeth Grades 3-5

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.

Maspeth, NY 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

28 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Danny the Champion of the World • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
The Magic Finger • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.59 6 $33.54
Fantastic Mr. Fox • AKJ Education $5.59 6 $33.54

Materials cost

$172.02

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$204.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.11

Total project goal

$240.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$240.71

8 Donors

-$231.88

Donations toward project cost

-$204.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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