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Mrs. Nesmith from Augusta, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing World Readers (Future Leaders)

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library that introduces them to new reading adventures.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nesmith's classroom raised $304

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are creative, compassionate and eager to learn. We are a school with a STEAM initiative with a focus on agriculture. The students work in collaborative groups on various STEAM focused projects and activities. Using the school wide design thinking process, the students develop a plan to solve hands-on activities and challenges. Through Project-based learning the students use critical thinking skills to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts being taught. The integration of the tablets and educational apps in the class would provide the students the opportunity to include more technology in the learning process.

My Project

Help provide my students with a diverse classroom library. The books and novels will update our classroom library which will provide students with the opportunity to choose books from diverse subject areas. This will expose students to content areas that they may not be familiar with and increase their vocabulary and content knowledge. The materials will provides the students with a variety of books to choose from the various genres.

The benefits of an updated classroom library will increase students love of reading.

Students will be able to choose books that interests them during their independent reading time. Student engagement will increase when they choose a book and are able to make personal connections with the characters or content area. This will also increase student discussions with their peers about the book(s) that they have read.

In the classroom the materials will also be used to teach reading comprehension skills and strategies during whole group instruction. For example, students will be able to compare and contrast fairytales and fractured fairytales. Students will be able to analyze the story elements and character development. An updated classroom library will help to grow students' love of reading.

Mrs. Nesmith Goshen 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.

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

21 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Books 1-4 (Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $19.26 1 $19.26
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.35 1 $13.35
The Invention of Hugo Cabret • Amazon Business $13.12 1 $13.12
More Than Anything Else • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
Nighttime Symphony • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communicate With Confidence) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $9.45 1 $9.45
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Candymakers • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
A Boy Called Slow (Paperstar Book) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ungifted • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fantastic Mr. Fox • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Seriously, Snow White Was SO Forgetful!: The Story of Snow White as Told by the Dwarves (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
No Lie, Pigs (and Their Houses) Can Fly!: The Story of the Three Little Pigs as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Book Scavenger (The Book Scavenger series, 1) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
How to Steal a Dog: A Novel • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$209.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.46

Total project goal

$303.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $303.04

2 Donors

-$285.39

Donations toward project cost

-$257.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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