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Mrs. Sommer from New Bedford, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fostering a Love of Reading!

Help me give my students some new and interesting books to read and I'd love to be able to provide them with what they have asked for.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sommer's classroom raised $191

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students enter the classroom everyday so eager to learn. They are inquisitive and creative. The students in my classroom come from a high-poverty area. Many of them were not afforded the opportunity to be surrounded by books during their early years.

Some students are still learning to read, while others have formed a love of reading.

Every student, no matter their skill level, looks forward to their time to pick out books from our classroom library each week. They are very eager to read to me and the other support staff in the classroom.

My Project

Reading can be a very difficult skill for some students to master. Providing them with books that they are interested in will help to make mastery so much easier. When a child enjoys what they are reading, they will not want to stop!

Giving my students the types of books they have asked for, will foster their love of reading.

It is so important at this impressionable age that they learn to love to read! I know that my students will continue to be eager to select new books to read each week with these new ones added to our library.

Mrs. Sommer Sgt William Carney Memorial Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

New Bedford, MA View local requests

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

18 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $51.99 1 $51.99
The Great Shark Escape (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 7) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Magnetism (Magic School Bus Chapter Book #12) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Twister Trouble (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 5) • 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
Giant Germ (Rise and Shine) (The Magic School Bus) • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
National Geographic Readers: Helen Keller (Level 2) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
National Geographic Readers: George Washington (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
National Geographic Readers: Sharks! (Science Reader Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Amelia Earhart (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Planets • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Monkeys • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Level 2 - Pandas • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Penguins! • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Volcanoes! (National Geographic Readers) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Harriet Tubman (L2) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29

Materials cost

$129.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.55

Total project goal

$190.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $190.32

3 Donors

-$95.16

Donations toward project cost

-$80.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.27

match offer

-$95.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.27

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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