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Ms. Lebedda from Baltimore, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels to Engage Reluctant Readers

Help me give my students an award winning selection of graphic novels for our classroom library!

  • $591 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I teach 7th grade English Language Arts at an inner-city school in Baltimore City. My students face a lot of hardships on a daily basis but are extremely resilient. They come to school every day ready to learn, despite many of them reading below grade-level expectations.

My students are funny, creative, artistic, and hard-working.

My students have not always had the best experiences with reading, so I am determined to have them fall in love with it this year with me as their teacher!

My Project

In my 7th grade classroom in Baltimore City, I have a wide array of readers. Even though many of my students don't see themselves as readers because they are reading far below grade level, I want them to feel confident in themselves; I want my students to begin to see themselves as readers.

My most reluctant readers tend to gravitate toward the graphic novels in my classroom.

I always tell students that I don't care what they are reading as long as they are reading. Graphic novels are interesting and engaging for reluctant readers because they contain pictures and fewer words on a page, which is less intimidating.

By donating to this project, you would be expanding the number of graphic novels available to my students in my classroom. Your donation could help turn a reluctant reader into someone who sees themselves as a reader!

Ms. Lebedda The Belair-Edison School - Brendan Campus Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Lebedda

Baltimore, MD View local requests

More than half 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

65 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Award-Winning TOON Graphics for GR 3-5--52 Books! • AKJ Education $433.58 1 $433.58

Materials cost

$433.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $26.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.60

Total project goal

$590.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $590.69

2 Donors

-$191.02

Donations toward project cost

-$177.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.65

match offer

-$382.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$324.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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