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Mrs. Kelley from Evansville IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Stock the Shelves--We Need Books!

We need National Geographic sets, nonfiction texts, chapter books, beginning reader books, and picture books to update and broaden our library collection.

  • $683 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

About My Students

Scott Elementary School is a K-6 school in Evansville, IN. These hard-working students have huge hearts for others, and are always thinking about how to make the world--and their community--even better. Scott utilizes a mindfulness curriculum that incorporates social-emotional learning, leading students to think broadly, carefully, and with compassion toward their peers, their teachers, and others. Scott students can always be counted on to come together when a family, student, or teacher is in need, and this is the driving force behind their decision to create this grant.

All kids need books to read! Reading helps us learn, grow, think, and interact with each other. Developing a love of reading in students helps them to be successful in life, and teaches us patience, perseverance, and passion. This project is also helping us develop our communication skills, because we are learning how to address a wide range of people and express the importance of our goals.

In Their Own Words

We want to update our library. Many of our books are older and there are some fun new titles we want to get for all ages in our school (we have almost 1000 students!). We want to engage readers from Kindergarten to sixth grade (and our school has a daycare, so even really little kids will benefit!).

We have wanted to do something for our whole school all year, and specifically for our library. We spend our recess and study hall time helping our librarian shelve books, organize titles, and update her boards. We love our librarian and we love our school, and we want to give both a gift before we leave--the best gift you can give: books!

Every classroom in our school comes to the library. However, sometimes the book kids want is already checked out or the library doesn't have it at all! Keeping kids interested and making sure they can access the books they want is very important to learning and developing a love of reading!

Mrs. Kelley
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Mortal Instruments (6 bk set) • AKJ Education $72.53 1 $72.53
Wings of Fire • AKJ Education $25.51 1 $25.51
National Geographic Readers (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $21.64 1 $21.64
Owl Diaries, Books 1-5: A Branches Box Set • AKJ Education $18.21 1 $18.21
Dog Man • AKJ Education $15.22 1 $15.22
Dog Man Unleashed • AKJ Education $15.22 1 $15.22
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies: A Special Christmas Edition A Special Christmas Edition • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
How to Catch Santa • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Carpenter's Gift A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Dive, Dive, Dive! Part 1 • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Dive, Dive, Dive! Part 2 • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Talons of Power (Wings of Fire, Book 9) • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Wishtree • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The War I Finally Won • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Wild Robot • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Wild Robot • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Wings of Fire Book Seven: Winter Turning • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Humphrey Box Set (3 Books) • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Book Thief • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
National Geographic Kids Mission: Polar Bear Rescue All About Polar Bears and How to Save Them • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
I Survived Collection: Books #1-4 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Prince William & Kate A Royal Romance • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Westing Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Night Tree • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Christmas • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas (Fly Guy #16) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Moon Rising (Wings of Fire, Book 6) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Book of Kaos • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire, Book 8) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Surprises According to Humphrey Book 4 • AKJ Education $4.79 1 $4.79
National Geographic Readers: Cheetahs • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Rumble of the Coaster Ghost • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Pop of the Bumpy Mummy: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #6) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #4) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Whack of the P-Rex: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #5) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Flurry of the Snombies: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #7) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Day of the Night Crawlers: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #2) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Attack of the Shadow Smashers: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #3) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Charge of the Lightning Bugs: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #8) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Rise of the Balloon Goons: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #1) • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
National Geographic Readers: Alligators and Crocodiles • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
The Machine of Doom • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #11) • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Snap of the Super-goop • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Volcanoes! • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Owls • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Monkeys • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Deadliest Animals • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Sea Otters • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
Jingle Bells • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00
Lola The Elf • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00
Santasaurus • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00
The Night Before Christmas • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00
On Christmas Eve • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00

Materials cost

$542.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$580.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.40

Total project goal

$682.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $682.66

15 Donors

-$682.31

Donations toward project cost

-$580.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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