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Ms. Baugher from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Oakland Students Connect Reading to the Real World

My students need a butterfly nursery, science book sets, and community book sets.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Baugher's classroom raised $631

This project is fully funded

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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

The new school year will kick off in just a month, and I am more excited than ever to welcome 24 first graders into our new classroom. The most important lesson I've learned in my teaching career is that I can't do it alone. It takes a lot of time, energy, and love to maintain a classroom of 24 first graders. Not only from myself, but from the broader communities in which we are situated. Please help us access the support that we need and deserve!

My Project

As a teacher, my greatest obstacle is ensuring that there are enough "good fit" books for every one of my students. "Good fit" books are challenging, accessible, and interesting. In a classroom where some students are flying through chapter books while others are stuck on letter sounds, this proves to be a difficult task.

Each student will have books that are "appropriately challenging," and we will connect their learning to real-life phenomena.

For example, having a butterfly nursery will boost student engagement as we learn about the butterfly life cycle. I am seeking resources that will not only push my students to the next reading level, but will make them fall in love with reading in the process.

Ms. Baugher Garfield Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Vocabulary Readers: Life Cycles (36 Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $67.96 1 $67.96
Science Vocabulary Readers - Wild Weather • Kaplan Early Learning Company $59.46 1 $59.46
Science Vocabulary Readers: Space • Kaplan Early Learning Company $59.46 1 $59.46
Science Vocabulary Readers: Animal Groups • Kaplan Early Learning Company $59.46 1 $59.46
Science Vocabulary Readers: Human Body • Kaplan Early Learning Company $59.46 1 $59.46
I'm In Control of Myself Book Set - Paperback (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 2 $45.82
LC362 - The Butterfly Nursery • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
I Believe in Myself Book Set - Paperback (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
I Get Along With Others Book Set - Paperback (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
LC63 - Coupon for 3-5 Extra Caterpillars • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$457.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.61

Total project goal

$630.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $630.74

9 Donors

-$619.27

Donations toward project cost

-$536.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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