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Mrs. Walton from Lumberton, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In Order To Succeed, You Must Read!

My students need big books to help with language and literacy skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Walton's classroom raised $261

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a kindergarten teacher of 12 fun loving and enthusiastic students. They come in each morning eager to learn, full of questions and ready to read. I have a small reading center that the students love to go to after they complete their work. Only two are allowed go, and you better believe they fuss with each other to get there. They can't wait to grab a book and sit in a magical Tinker Bell sofa chair.

Most of my students come from a single-parent home and do not get the attention they need due to other siblings.

Home life is not consistent with school, and there is not adequate parent involvement.

My Project

Our school in Robeson County was hit really hard by Hurricane Matthew. Each classroom had at least 3 feet of water, and all items on the floor were damaged which included our big books. The picture that I inserted shows how all of my damaged items were discarded and thrown out of my classroom door. All of my big books were gone.

Helping us to fund these big books will not only increase and develop vocabulary, but foster a lifelong love of books and reading.

Reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes emerging literacy and language development. Students love the big books and are able to see them better than the small books.

Reading aloud is the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success.

Mrs. Walton Lumberton Junior High School Grades PreK-2

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.

Lumberton, NC View local requests

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

12 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BK425X - Classroom Favorites Big Books - Set 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
BK336 - Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Big Book by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
BK371 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Big Book by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.95 1 $27.95

Materials cost

$174.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.04

Total project goal

$260.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$260.25

1 Donor

-$221.21

Donations toward project cost

-$221.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.04

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$0.00

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