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Mrs. Neal from Nashville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Graders Ready to Connect Reading to the Real World!

Help me give my students Scholastic News to connect reading with the real world and become aware of current events!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Neal's classroom raised $262

This project is fully funded

My Students

Each day, first graders depend on me to teach them how to read, write, and develop problem-solving skills that will be the foundation of their education. These students come from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Their families qualify for free lunch and often do not have the means to provide literature, manipulatives, and other educational tools at home. So, I feel it is my role to provide them with rich learning experiences on a day to day basis.

Due to their backgrounds and limitations in resources at home, my students often enter elementary school significantly behind their more affluent peers.

My Project

This year, my students have made leaps and bounds in their journey of becoming readers. They have learned to embrace both fiction and nonfiction texts and are daily demonstrating a love of reading.

The next step in their reading journey is to experience reading about current events.

This will help them understand that reading serves a purpose beyond entertainment or learning academic information.

As my students become citizens, I want them to understand that news sources help them become informed about the world around them. Publications such as Scholastic News will give them the introductory experience with reading to understand the world around them and see beyond their own small community.

Mrs. Neal East End Preparatory School Grades PreK-2

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 will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nashville, TN View local requests

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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.75 30 $172.50

Materials cost

$172.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.25

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.24

Total project goal

$261.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $261.58

4 Donors

-$261.58

Donations toward project cost

-$222.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.24

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