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Ms. Horton from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Imagination And A Love Of Reading

My students need 35 At-Your-Seat Storage Sacks to store silent reading books.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Horton's classroom raised $458

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

By the end of the year I want my students to have vivid imaginations and a love of reading. I want them to find joy in reading and see it as something they can do for fun, not just for academic gains.

I have thirty-one students that have a love of learning and growing.

They come to school ready to work and ready to learn. They are a very motivated class. Approximately two-thirds of my class are English Language Learners. Reading is very important to them. They know that by improving their reading they can learn even more and build background about topics they do not currently understand. The school is a small elementary school with many English Language Learners. The school as a whole has very motivated students, just like in my classroom. It is a healthy environment where children can feel safe to learn. They do not have a fear of making mistakes because they know that their classmates and their teachers are there to help them learn from them and grow.

My Project

The students will use the additional storage in the At-Your-Seat Storage Sacks to store books they are interested in reading. During silent reading the students read for an allotted amount of time and then they are given time to reflect on what they have read. Sometimes students finish a book and need to select another one. At times it can be very disruptive for me to send students to the library during this time. Since I have so many students moving around the room very difficult. If the students already have their next book at their seat they will not disturb the remainder of the class by going to the classroom library.

These donations will help me support my students in their reading.

Reading is something that we do for our entire lives. I want my students to be able to read for knowledge and enjoyment not only this school year but for life.

Ms. Horton Francis Scott Key Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 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

31 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ119X - At-Your-Seat Storage Sack - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 3 $298.50
JJ118 - At-Your-Seat Storage Sack - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 5 $54.95

Materials cost

$353.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.60

Total project goal

$457.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $457.35

9 Donors

-$290.00

Donations toward project cost

-$254.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.00

match offer

-$158.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$134.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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