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Ms. Keim from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fantastic Reads

Help me give my students exciting ways to independently learn about history and science.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Keim's classroom raised $419

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever met fifth and sixth graders? On the verge of becoming their own people, they are full of curiosity, energy, and enthusiasm.

As one of the top-performing charter schools in the state, our school is working daily to help our students achieve their full potential.

The students in my year-round urban charter school are 95% low income. They attend school from 8 am to 5 pm daily. The staff at our charter school works diligently within our rigorous curriculum to help education come alive!

My students struggle with issues that often fall outside the scope of understanding. From poverty to food insecurity, homelessness to incarcerated parents, they face head-on many challenges that would make adults crumble. Even with these challenges, they come to school each day trying to put their best foot forward and grow as students, in academics, and as leaders.

My Project

This project is full of exciting titles and authors that help kids to access science and history through the lens of adventure and exploration. With high interest titles and authors, these books give kids access to new topics, events, and people.

With series like I Survived, I Escaped, Who Would Win, and the Magic Treehouse, this project has something for every explorer at every level.

With these exciting, adventurous books in their hands, students will explore new lands, see new worlds, and get lost in the wonder that is reading.

Ms. Keim Alain Locke Charter Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-28 • Amazon Business $59.26 1 $59.26
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $36.96 1 $36.96
I Escaped The Tower of London • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Escaped Amazon River Pirates • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean: Captain Henry Morgan, 1690 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Escaped North Korea! • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Escaped The Salem Witch Trials: Salem, Massachusetts 1692 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, WW2 • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
I Escaped The Donner Party: Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, 1846 • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
I Escaped The California Camp Fire: California's Deadliest Wildfire: Paradise, Butte County 2018 • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21) (21) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived #4) (4) • Amazon Business $5.28 1 $5.28
The Great Shark Escape (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 7) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Twister Trouble (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 5) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Walrus vs. Elephant Seal (Who Would Win?) (25) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I Survived, Book 6) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Jaguar vs. Skunk (Who Would Win?) (18) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Satellite Space Mission (The Magic School Bus Rides Again) (4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Magnetism (Magic School Bus Chapter Book #12) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ultimate Shark Rumble (Who Would Win?) (24) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ultimate Ocean Rumble (Who Would Win?) (14) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble (Who Would Win?) (22) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Search for the Missing Bones (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ultimate Reptile Rumble (Who Would Win?) (26) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) (16) • Amazon Business $4.86 1 $4.86
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (15) • Amazon Business $4.71 1 $4.71
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived #9) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20) (20) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7) (7) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Ultimate Jungle Rumble (Who Would Win?) (19) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Ultimate Bug Rumble (Who Would Win?) (17) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Lobster vs. Crab (Who Would Win?) (13) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Green Ants vs. Army Ants (Who Would Win?) (21) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Falcon vs. Hawk (Who Would Win?) (23) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$305.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.76

Total project goal

$418.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.41

1 Donor

-$418.41

Donations toward project cost

-$355.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.76

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