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Mrs. Baldridge from Beaverton, OR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing the Love of Reading with Our Favorite Characters

Help me give my students some truly famous reading buddies! I am looking for donations to purchase beloved children's literature stuffed animals that will be ready listeners when my second graders show them how to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Baldridge's classroom raised $291

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students come from all over the world! We have 40 different languages at our school and I love that I am the one who gets to show these children how to read! I am hoping for a donation of classic children's literature stuffed animals to create a link between fun and reading. We will use these stuffed animals (the most beloved characters in our library!) to listen as students read to them. It is difficult to overcome the nervousness of reading in front of others, especially when you are learning a new language. How can we meet that challenge?

Providing familiar characters as reading buddies will help my students work on that challenge while practicing their skills.

Reading should be enjoyable, magical, and even a little challenging. My class works hard on skills that will make them all better readers, but I never want to take away the joy that reading should bring. Please help me give my students these famous characters so they can grow in reading!

Mrs. Baldridge McKinley Elementary School 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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
YOTTOY Mo Willems Collection | Pair of Elephant & Piggie Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toys – 7” & 5” Sitting • Amazon Business $31.00 1 $31.00
okidg 13.8inch Knuffle Bunny Plush Figure Toy Soft Stuffed Rabbit Animal Doll Birthday Gift Home Decoration • Amazon Business $26.55 1 $26.55
YOTTOY Mo Willems Collection | Duckling Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toy - 8” • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus 12” Plush Mo Willems Kohls Soft Stuffed Bird Stuffed Animal Toy for Boy,Soft Durable,Girl Toys,Gifts for Kids,Home Decor Plushies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
MerryMakers Bad Kitty, 10-Inch, Based on The bestselling Children's Books by Nick Bruel , Black, 11-Inch • Amazon Business $19.30 1 $19.30
JESONN Giant Realistic Stuffed Marine Animals Soft Plush Toy Octopus (21.6 Inch) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
MerryMakers Giraffes Can't Dance Doll: 16 • Amazon Business $18.36 1 $18.36
VETENSO Dinosaur Stuffed Animal - Soft and Cuddly Stuffed Animal Pillow 19inches- Cute Standing Design - Nursery Decoration idea - Great Gift for Boys, Girls, Toddlers, Babies • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
MerryMakers Pete The Cat Gets Groovy Soft Cat Stuffed Animal Plush Toy, 14-Inch, from James Dean's Pete The Cat Book Series • Amazon Business $15.81 1 $15.81
CHELEI2019 15.7" Pink Pig Stuffed Animal,Piggy Plush Toy Hugging Pillow for Kids • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Aurora® Whimsical Dr. Seuss™ The Lorax Stuffed Animal - Magical Storytelling - Officially Licensed - Orange 12 Inches • Amazon Business $12.06 1 $12.06

Materials cost

$213.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.54

Total project goal

$290.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$290.25

2 Donors

-$185.04

Donations toward project cost

-$161.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$99.90

Match offers toward project cost

-$84.92

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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$0.00

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