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Ms. Stenzel from Minneapolis MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fun Flashlight Fridays!

Help me give my students flashlights that make independent and shared reading time even more fun!

  • $162 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

As educators, more often than not, we are expected to provide high-quality learning opportunities in our classrooms despite having insufficient materials to do so.

As a new teacher, it is particularly difficult to provide adequate materials for students.

My scholars are brilliant and they deserve high-quality resources and materials that are similar to their higher-income peers. This gap should not determine a difference in their educational experience.

The community of learners in which I teach is vibrant, tight-knit, joyful, and eager to learn each and every day​. My students are dreamers. They dig deep into their learning, demonstrate curiosity through questioning, and display a sense of energy that is contagious. My students deserve nothing less than amazing. They are the future!

My Project

Teachers will do anything to make reading fun and engaging for students. This includes what the students read and how they read in the classroom.

Help my students enjoy their Friday reading time with what will be called "Flashlight Fridays!" This will be a time when the lights will be turned off and students will grab their flashlights and shine a light on their reading!

In addition, many of the books added here can be enjoyed during this time!

I can already imagine how much they will enjoy this time in the classroom. It will add a feel of excitement to independent and shared reading time!

Ms. Stenzel
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FASTPRO 20-pack Aluminum 6-LED Flashlights Set with Lanyard and 60-piece AAA Batteries Included and Pre-installed • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Bowwow Powwow (ALA Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.12 1 $13.12
How to Read a Book • Amazon Business $12.10 1 $12.10
Arial, the YouTuber (UnicornPreneur) • Amazon Business $11.14 1 $11.14
Dress Like a Girl • Amazon Business $10.25 1 $10.25
AmazonBasics AAA 1.5 Volt Performance Alkaline Batteries - Pack of 36 • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Meet Yasmin! • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
Yasmin the Chef • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
Yasmin the Zookeeper • Amazon Business $4.55 1 $4.55
Yasmin the Teacher • Amazon Business $4.42 1 $4.42
Yasmin in Charge • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$105.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.26

Total project goal

$161.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $161.72

3 Donors

-$161.72

Donations toward project cost

-$137.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.26

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 $0.00

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