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Mrs. Siegell from Worcester MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Just Keep Reading, Just Keep Reading

Help me give my students a cozy book corner where they will learn to love to read!

  • $565 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

I will be working as a kindergarten teacher at a high needs, low-income public school. The majority of my students will be from low-income homes. My new school has the highest homeless population in the city at the elementary level and most of my students will qualify for free lunch.

Despite the challenges my students face on a day-to-day basis, they persevere through it.

They will be curious, imaginative, funny, creative, thoughtful and full of questions! I know they will develop a love for learning and their curiosity to learn will allow them to explore. I am confident that my kindergarteners will come to school each day ready to try new things and take chances in order to grow both personally and academically. Watching my students grow from the first day of school to the last day is truly an inspiration! It is one of the highlights of being their teacher!

My Project

Kindergarten is one of the most memorable years a child will have during their educational experience. For many students, it is the first time they have ever been in a school. Kindergarten is a year of growth and development because they are learning and experiencing so much!

What better way than a reading corner?

The reading corner is a fun and independent way children can develop a love for learning and reading! They are able to pick up a book and read it or simply browse the pictures. Students will be able to get comfortable in this corner while exploring various books. The books available to them fosters this growth and love. The more books the more they are able to find their interests, explore new things and even read on their own!

Mrs. Siegell
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kidkraft Sling Bookshelf - Natural • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks) • Amazon Business $30.55 1 $30.55
Lola's Rules for Friendship • Amazon Business $17.30 1 $17.30
Why Am I Me? • Amazon Business $17.27 1 $17.27
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Rocket Writes a Story • Amazon Business $15.11 1 $15.11
The Mitten • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Always Anjali • Amazon Business $13.45 1 $13.45
The King of Kindergarten • Amazon Business $13.10 1 $13.10
Superheroes Are Everywhere • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Llama Llama Loves to Read • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Rainbow Fish • Amazon Business $9.73 1 $9.73
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! • Amazon Business $9.20 1 $9.20
It's Okay To Be Different (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My First Kwanzaa (My First Holiday) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Happy in Our Skin • Amazon Business $7.60 1 $7.60
The Peace Book (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $7.60 1 $7.60
Dim Sum for Everyone! • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $7.58 1 $7.58
The Family Book • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Where the Wild Things Are • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
The Eighth Menorah • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
How Rocket Learned to Read • Amazon Business $7.03 1 $7.03
Miss Mingo and the First Day of School • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Llama Llama Misses Mama • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $5.91 1 $5.91
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
It's Ramadan, Curious George • Amazon Business $5.46 1 $5.46
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? My First Reader • Amazon Business $5.16 1 $5.16
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$443.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.64

Total project goal

$564.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$564.28

4 Donors

-$523.00

Donations toward project cost

-$451.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.70

match offer

-$33.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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$0.00

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