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Mrs. Miller-Richter from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hungry Hungry Readers 2

My students need children's books such as Maniac Magee and Because of Winn Dixie to read during literacy.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Miller-Richter's classroom raised $897

This project is fully funded

My Students

Trying to do read aloud or have students independently read when there are not enough copies of books, I am constantly hearing, "Who is talking?", "I have read all these books already", or "I don't know what's going on." Please help us to get some books and class sets of novels for our classroom.

My students attend an inner city, neighborhood school in the third largest school district in the country.

Our neighborhood has the third highest murder rate in the city,so students are not allowed to go outside during the day. There is no air conditioning. This year already, my classroom has reached 98 degrees and students have trouble being productive in that heat. My student population is 100% African American. All of my students are designated low income and receive free lunch. Over half of my students are reading below expected third grade levels. Few of my students have access to computers outside of school.

My Project

I have personally purchased class sets and numerous individual books for my classroom. We also have a few incomplete class sets of novels, but without full class sets for all students to be able to see what is being read to them, the instruction becomes time consuming and ineffective. I will use the class sets of novels and other books daily for read aloud and for the classroom library during independent reading time. During small and whole group lessons, I will be able to pull books that are right for each student's personal reading level. Students will be able to view and analyze text at a deeper level.

My students love to read but without the proper materials and correct number of copies of books, the work will not be done at an enriching level.

Please help my third graders to reach their full potential as readers!

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Chicago, IL
Grades 3-5
Literacy
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Miller-Richter Wentworth 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.

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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

Because of Winn-Dixie • AKJ Books $5.10 60 $306.00

Trouble Don''t Last • AKJ Books $5.10 30 $153.00

Maniac Magee • AKJ Books $5.83 45 $262.35

Materials cost			$721.35
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$10.82
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$762.17
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$134.50
Total project goal			$896.67
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$896.67
9 Donors			-$742.22
Donations toward project cost			-$630.89
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$111.33
match offer			-$154.45
Match offer toward project cost			-$131.28
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$23.17
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Hungry Hungry Readers 2

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