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Mrs. McGowan from Fort Washington, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Love This Book!

Help me give my students engaging leveled books they can read independently for enjoyment.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McGowan's classroom raised $169

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are the greatest group of five and six-year-olds. With high energy levels and enthusiasm, my class always comes to school so eager to learn. My class is very diverse with some families being more fortunate than others.

The twenty-eight students in my class come from varying walks of life, but together we have created one community.

Kindergarten is often my students' first year of school. It is so crucial to build their excitement toward learning and encourage them to achieve great things in the classroom.

My Project

Early readers and writers often see themselves as not being able to read because the text is too challenging. Another struggle early readers have is that, not only is it too difficult of text, it is also not of interest. Having early reader books for our youngest readers is key to building their confidence and allowing them opportunities to grow as readers. Having text that is enjoyable and engaging is also critical. The books being requested are high engagement topics such as animals, current movie characters, popular cartoon characters, etc. Think about how great it would be to walk to the library shelves and find a just right book that is something you enjoy AND you can read the words inside! Talk about confidence boosting for young readers!! #filleveryshelf

Mrs. McGowan Rose Valley 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.

Fort Washington, MD 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Days (The Secret Life of Pets) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ninja Blaze! (Blaze and the Monster Machines) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Bubble Trouble! (Blaze and the Monster Machines) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ninja Dad! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Foxes (L2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pizza Party! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fox the Tiger (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Wolves • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59
The Best Seat in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
Moana Finds the Way (Disney Moana) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.23 1 $4.23
I Am Captain Snowball! (The Secret Life of Pets 2) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
Made to Play! (Disney/Pixar Toy Story 4) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
National Geographic Readers: Owls • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
How to Drive Your Sister Crazy (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Little Mermaid Step into Reading, Step 2 (Disney Princess) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Tooth Fairy's Night (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Nala and Simba (Disney The Lion King) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
Splat the Cat Gets a Job! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
The Best Chef in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
Tyrannosaurus Rex (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
Fancy Nancy: JoJo and the Twins (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Pete the Kitty and the Case of the Hiccups (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $2.69 1 $2.69

Materials cost

$105.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $6.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.25

Total project goal

$168.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $168.34

2 Donors

-$82.16

Donations toward project cost

-$71.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.61

match offer

-$84.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.02

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 $0.00

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