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Mr. DeMeno from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Innovation Lab Library!

Help me give my students a Fantastic Library to complete their Innovation Lab!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. DeMeno's classroom raised $628

This project is fully funded

My Students

My elementary school services K-5 students in Philadelphia. The families and neighbors here are close and supportive. Unfortunately, the student population is 100% economically disadvantaged.

We are very proud of our school community.

We have a diverse student body dedicated to becoming lifelong learners and productive citizens. All of the students here follow the 3 Rs which represent our core beliefs. The students are Respectful, Responsible, and Ready.

My students will take full advantage of any generosity given to them. Thank you, for your consideration and time.

My Project

Our school has built an Innovation Lab in the Library. The Lab focuses on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and developing the 21st century skills of our learners. This project will provide the books our students need to make the most of the Innovation Lab.

The Innovation Lab Library will provide Story Book STEM Lessons, Digital Literacy, & Lessons on 21st Century Skills!

The books we are seeking will teach our students communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking skills. Other areas of focus are STEAM careers, Netiquette, Research Skills, Internet Safety, and more. Please consider giving to this campaign and help create the reading area for our students Innovation Lab!

Mr. DeMeno John Moffet 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.

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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
Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ?Fake News? Era • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
The Immersive Classroom: Create Customized Learning Experiences with AR/VR • Amazon Business $21.60 1 $21.60
Bug Rescuer (Libby Wimbley) • Amazon Business $20.80 1 $20.80
Zom-Be a Design Thinker! • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Chicken Clicking • Amazon Business $9.62 2 $19.24
mBot for Makers: Conceive, Construct, and Code Your Own Robots at Home or in the Classroom • Amazon Business $17.21 1 $17.21
hello! hello! • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer (Hello Ruby, 2) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
With My Hands: Poems About Making Things • Amazon Business $16.37 1 $16.37
Not a Stick • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of the Arts - A STEM book for kids • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Engineering • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Technology • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Math • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Cici's Cellphone Circus: Screentime • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
If You Give a Mouse an iPhone: A Cautionary Tail • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
A Little SPOT Learns Online: A Story About Virtual Classroom Expectations • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Energy Lab for Kids: 40 Exciting Experiments to Explore, Create, Harness, and Unleash Energy (Lab for Kids, 11) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding (Hello Ruby, 1) • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
Those Darn Squirrels! • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
How to Code a Sandcastle • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey, Paleontologist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
How to Code a Rollercoaster • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
1st Grade Computer Basics : The Computer and Its Parts • Amazon Business $9.42 1 $9.42
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Coding Concepts for Kids: Learn to Code Without a Computer • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Super Puzzletastic Mysteries: Short Stories for Young Sleuths from Mystery Writers of America • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Adi's Perfect Patterns and Loops (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Adi Sorts with Variables (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Gabi's If/Then Garden (Code Play) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Lizzy's Triumph Over Cyber-bullying!: Cyber safety can be fun [Internet safety for kids] (Diary of Elle) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Lucy's family launches into the cyber-world!: Cyber safety can be fun [Internet safety for kids] (Diary of Elle) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Tom tames his online world: Cyber safety can be fun [Internet safety for kids] (Diary of Elle) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Simple Machines (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hug Bot Version Five: Teaching kids the importance of planning and working together (bedtime stories picture book for children preschool to ages 6-8) • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28

Materials cost

$492.26

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$533.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.17

Total project goal

$627.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $627.80

3 Donors

-$313.90

Donations toward project cost

-$266.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.08

match offer

-$313.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$266.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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