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Mrs. Maiolo from North Port, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Interesting Inventors

Help me give my students small group book sets about inventors to supplement our reading curriculum.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maiolo's classroom raised $559

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My Project

One of the units in our reading curriculum is all about inventors and inventions. For this project, I am requesting several sets of 6 picture books (for small groups) about this topic - biographies of some lesser known inventors and their inventions.

I would like to provide my students with supplemental reading on inventors and inventions.

The books I have selected are high-interest books at a few different levels. We will use these books in small groups to practice the reading skills we are working on in class.

Thank you for helping me provide my students with more wonderful books about inventions!

Mrs. Maiolo Cranberry Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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

20 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
So You Want to Be An Inventor? • AKJ Education $6.56 20 $131.20
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum • Amazon Business $18.99 6 $113.94
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons • Amazon Business $12.19 6 $73.14
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation • Amazon Business $12.09 6 $72.54
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions • Amazon Business $7.84 6 $47.04

Materials cost

$437.86

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$474.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.72

Total project goal

$558.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $558.15

6 Donors

-$298.17

Donations toward project cost

-$258.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.71

match offer

-$254.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$215.97

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.90

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 $0.00

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