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Ms. McLaughlin from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Wanted! Build Our Classroom Library With Us! Books Needed!

Help me give my students the books that are rich with text that will feed their hunger for more information. Having a classroom library that offers various genres, various authors, and various interests will engage my students!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. McLaughlin's classroom raised $565

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are amazing! They LOVE to critically think; they LOVE to learn new things; they LOVE to wonder! We take a team approach and each student supports one another to be successful in their learning. Students generate their own questions and investigate online to find the answers. Students provide feedback on their projects- positive working into the critical areas needed for growth- and always leave the feedback on a positive note. The students are HUNGRY to learn more information! They LOVE to share riddles with one another, they LOVE to think of answers to "Would you rather..." and they enjoy "what if" questions. My students are kind, thoughtful, and encouraging of one another. They have empathy towards one another. They are curious minds that want to know more!

My Project

Imagine this....a third grader selecting a chapter book for the first time of his/her own choice! This is how your donation can help us foster the love of learning for a lifetime!

Our library doesn't exist!

We are in need of books of ALL types: genre, authors, diversity, interests, and more! Having a hard-cover or soft-cover book in your hand to read at your leisure is a treasure that no one can take away from you.

Help us to build our classroom library filled with all types of reading that will fill our imagination and guide us through more learning in the future!

Ms. McLaughlin Walt Disney Magnet 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News®, Grade 3 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.95 20 $119.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 4-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Newbery Classroom Library Builder: Grades 3+ (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $70.00 1 $70.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 2-3 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $70.00 1 $70.00
Science Spin®, Grades 3-6 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 45 $44.55
Coretta Scott King Classroom Library Builder: Grades K-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $25.00 1 $25.00

Materials cost

$403.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.36

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.70

Total project goal

$564.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $564.66

3 Donors

-$357.33

Donations toward project cost

-$303.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.60

match offer

-$207.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.10

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 $0.00

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