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

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Improving English While Listening to Great Books!

My students need 5 copies of 35 book titles from "Curious George" to "Arthur" and the necessary equipment to make the listening center.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. C.'s classroom raised $2,341

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

I am a third grade teacher at a supportive high-need school in the state of Illinois. My students are enthusiastic low-income English language learners.

My kiddos are eager learners, but they lack the modeling of the English language at home to properly improve. We are hoping for read along books and CD's to help them on their way.

We would love several sets of books on CD, as well as a listening table, and a headphone connector. My students will greatly benefit by having read alongs to aid them in their language acquisition. They will also enjoy having a private table to go to in the classroom that will be our listening center. Eight students will be able to listen at one time, which will be a high success engaging place for them to do their learning.

Your help will ensure that my students see reading as an adventure that they can be a part of by utilizing the read along books and slowly building up their own English skills to independently attack more challenging books from our classroom library.

Ms. C. Nightingale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

32 students impacted 20donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE940X - Spanish Storybook CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $199.00 1 $199.00
BR135X - Shel Silverstein Poetry Series with CDs • Lakeshore Learning $59.00 1 $59.00
RE340X - Multicultural CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $155.00 1 $155.00
RE160X - Gail Gibbons Science CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $189.00 1 $189.00
RE500X - Favorite Transitional Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $155.00 1 $155.00
RR418 - Classic Birch Listening Center Group Table • Lakeshore Learning $329.00 1 $329.00
LA802 - 8-Station Junction Box With Volume Controls • Lakeshore Learning $22.95 1 $22.95
RE245X - 3rd Grade CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $159.00 1 $159.00
RE195X - Curious George CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $139.00 1 $139.00
RE155X - Arthur CD Read-Alongs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $139.00 1 $139.00
RE860X - Favorite Transitional Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 4 • Lakeshore Learning $145.00 1 $145.00

Materials cost

$1,690.95

Vendor shipping charges

$169.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$42.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,919.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$421.24

Total project goal

$2,340.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,340.24

18 Donors

-$2,217.94

Donations toward project cost

-$1,919.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$298.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$122.30

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$0.00

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