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Ms. Hillman from Spanish Fork, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding Success Through Engaging Literature

Help me give my students engagement and success through more reading options in the classroom.

  • $996 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are epic. I have a range of lower processing to high honors students. The majority of my students are in multiple sports or fine arts classes, all coming from different backgrounds. Many of them struggle because of their processing challenges but will engage when I give them something that interests them.

With this grant, I would like to purchase books to help engage my students more, helping them to feel successful in every aspect of their academic careers.

Literature is not easy and students tend to "hate" reading, but I would like to have more books on my classroom shelf to use during each lesson to show how fun and interesting all levels of literature could be.

My Project

I have a wide range of students from lower processing to high honors. I have found that these students want to engage in discussions about literature, but do not feel comfortable looking through a library for books to read if assigned.

I would like to purchase books of different genres and levels that I can show and mention during lessons to create intrigue where they otherwise might not have heard or found the book.

These books will be in the classroom, where the students are comfortable and will have easy access to these new books.

The pandemic caused increased anxiety amongst our students, and I would like to help them find the fun, wonder, and escape that reading can give. This generation has lost so much from the pandemic, I feel it is important to bring a feeling of success to these students again, and reading new and engaging literature can do just that.

Ms. Hillman
Grades 9-12
  • American Leadership Academy
  • Spanish Fork, UT
  • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 193 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bulk Classroom Headphones (10 Pack) - On-Ear Premium Student Headsets: Perfect for Kids K-12 in Classrooms, Schools & Class Sets (Great Value, Durable, Noise Reducing, Comfortable Fit, Easy to Clean) • Amazon Business $94.99 4 $379.96
The Lunar Chronicles Boxed Set: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, Stars Above, Winter • Amazon Business $62.73 1 $62.73
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection: Deluxe 5-Volume Box Set Edition (Arcturus Collector's Classics, 12) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
The Charles Dickens Collection: Deluxe 5-Volume Box Set Edition (Arcturus Collector's Classics) • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
The H. G. Wells Collection: Deluxe 6-Volume Box Set Edition (Arcturus Collector's Classics) • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
The Sherlock Holmes Collection: Slip-cased Set (Arcturus Collector's Classics) • Amazon Business $49.23 1 $49.23
The Chronicles of Narnia Box Set: Full-Color Collector's Edition • Amazon Business $45.24 1 $45.24
The Mortal Instruments, the Complete Collection(City of Bones/ City of Ashes/ City of Glass/ City of Fallen Angels/ City of Lost Souls/ City of Heavenly Fire) • Amazon Business $39.49 1 $39.49
Don Quixote (Penguin Clothbound Classics) • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising • Amazon Business $19.78 1 $19.78
Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom • Amazon Business $17.48 1 $17.48

Materials cost

$804.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.37

Total project goal

$995.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$995.81

1 Donor

-$995.81

Donations toward project cost

-$846.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.37

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$0.00

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