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Ms. Lampe from South San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Igniting Our Senses Through Literature

My students need a variety of engaging books in different genres to stimulate their senses and ignite a passion for reading!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lampe's classroom raised $770

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Oh no, come on Ms. D.!" These are the best words a teacher can hear, as she tells her students they are done reading the class novel for the day. Hearing students cry out of frustration because they "can't wait to read what happens" next in a story, brings joy to a teacher's ears. Our school serves students in grades six through eight and provides them an engaging and enlightening education to prepare them for their futures.

Many of our students are first-generation Americans or are bilingual students whose parents and teachers work everyday to ensure their children's success in school.

My students are filled with imagination, creativity and a pure wonder about the world. Even with the sensitive nature of their age, they teach me daily about compassion for others. They approach their learning with a passion and dedication and I strive as their teacher to provide them with every bit of assistance I can, to better their future.

My Project

Reading is a skill. The only way to get better at reading is to read—this holds true for excellent readers as well as reluctant readers. It is a proven fact that children will read if they are given relevant, engaging texts in which they are interested.

Research shows that availability of books is a major motivating factor in getting kids to read.

Students who are surrounded by books at school and at home read more. Students who read more, read better. I have found that having my own classroom library has dramatically increased the amount of reading my students do.

The books I have selected are of genres that are lacking in our current classroom library. I have selected popular books in biography, historical fiction, and books that empower girls to code. These books will give my students more opportunities to explore new genres, authors, and topics.

Ms. Lampe Westborough Middle School Grades 6-8 South San Francisco, CA View local requests 110 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.84 2 $23.68
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $10.27 2 $20.54
Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy • Amazon Business $19.68 1 $19.68
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $17.14 1 $17.14
Looking Like Me • Amazon Business $16.77 1 $16.77
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $16.61 1 $16.61
Bad Boy: A Memoir • Amazon Business $15.82 1 $15.82
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution • Amazon Business $15.70 1 $15.70
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Guinness World Records 2017 • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
The Return of the King: Being theThird Part of the Lord of the Rings • Amazon Business $14.18 1 $14.18
Night • Amazon Business $14.05 1 $14.05
Esperanza Rising • Amazon Business $13.94 1 $13.94
Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
Speak • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
The Book Thief (Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
Refugee • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Game • Amazon Business $12.38 1 $12.38
Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball (Legends: Best Players, Games, & Teams) • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Strong Inside (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Fahrenheit 451 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Solo (Blink) • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Westing Game: Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Fever 1793 (Seeds of America Trilogy) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
Harlem (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.09 1 $11.09
The Extra Yard (Home Team) • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
Little Women (Puffin in Bloom) • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
The Hobbit • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Wolf Hollow • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
Point Guard (Home Team) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Terrible But True: Awful Events in American History • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Last Man Out • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. • Amazon Business $9.65 1 $9.65
The Only Game (Home Team) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda #1) • Amazon Business $8.84 1 $8.84
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board • Amazon Business $8.25 1 $8.25
Hana's Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
All Heart: My Dedication and Determination to Become One of Soccer's Best • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Soldier's Heart • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! • Amazon Business $6.73 1 $6.73
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition • Amazon Business $6.42 1 $6.42
Basher Science: Human Body: A Book with Guts! • Amazon Business $6.03 1 $6.03
To Kill a Mockingbird • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89

Materials cost

$563.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $51.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$654.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.42

Total project goal

$769.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $769.44

2 Donors

-$384.72

Donations toward project cost

-$327.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.71

match offer

-$384.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$327.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.71

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