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Ms. Layton from Harrisburg, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Reading

My students need some great picture books as well as some easy chapter books.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Layton's classroom raised $772

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are predominantly English Language Learners or speak English as their second language. I have a wide range of abilities, ranging from cannot read to can read at a low level and can read proficiently.

These students have a love of books and of learning.

When getting into math during the second week, we talked about how division can be shown by using pictures as well as relating to multiplication and addition. All of my students were able to get into the math, and they all answered together my questions after given time to reflect on their white boards. As a teacher, it was a really rewarding experience to see them get so involved in their own education. That's all I could want from them.

My Project

My students have given me suggestions for books they request, and I have also reached out to my friends and family about what books they think would be a good fit as well. Junie B. Jones, the Cat in the Hat and Pigeon books (by Mo Willems) have been requested to be added to my library.

Any and all donations to this project will be received with gratitude to the utmost degree.

On behalf of my students, I thank you so, so much for any contribution you can make to our room. You all are highlights of my life, and so are these kids.

Ms. Layton Downey School 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.

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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

19 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Junie B. Jones Complete Kindergarten Collection: Books 1-17 with paper dolls in boxed set • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Captain Underpants: 10 Book Set • Amazon Business $34.48 1 $34.48
Dr. Seuss's Second Beginner Book Collection (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $33.78 1 $33.78
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks) • Amazon Business $30.78 1 $30.78
Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection Box set • Amazon Business $28.94 1 $28.94
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress • Amazon Business $12.87 2 $25.74
Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set • Amazon Business $20.20 1 $20.20
It's a Busload of Pigeon Books! (NEW ISBN) • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Puff, the Magic Dragon • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
How Things Work: Discover Secrets and Science Behind Bounce Houses, Hovercraft, Robotics, and Everything in Between (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $15.48 1 $15.48
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) • Amazon Business $13.65 1 $13.65
A Family Is a Family Is a Family • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
The Day the Crayons Came Home • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
Strictly No Elephants • Amazon Business $12.18 1 $12.18
Amelia Bedelia I Can Read Box Set #1: Amelia Bedelia Hit the Books (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
What If Everybody Said That? • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Giraffes Can't Dance • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny Series) • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90
The Getaway • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90
Amelia Bedelia • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul • Amazon Business $8.25 1 $8.25
The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) • Amazon Business $8.25 1 $8.25
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11: Double Down • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, Book 8 • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10: Old School • Amazon Business $7.58 1 $7.58
Marge in Charge • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Down by the Bay (Raffi Songs to Read) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
What Are You So Grumpy About? • Amazon Business $6.65 1 $6.65
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $6.56 1 $6.56
The Grouchy Ladybug • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Skippyjon Jones • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
Who Was Walt Disney? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
Who Was Anne Frank? • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived #4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Are You My Mother? (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) • Amazon Business $3.93 1 $3.93

Materials cost

$616.69

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$655.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.75

Total project goal

$771.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$771.69

8 Donors

-$679.64

Donations toward project cost

-$596.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.20

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

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$0.00

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