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Mrs. Barrow from Blackfoot ID is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Keep Calm and Read On!

My students need an addition to their library! We need books to read as a class, and books to go right onto the shelf of our classroom library. The area also needs a rug.

  • $372 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is full of excited, fun learners. They come ready for anything, and that means a lot because they all come from so many different lifestyles and home lives. We have a beautiful community of military families whose children attend our school. We have seen our fair share of children being reunited with a parent back from their time of service! Our school borders also include an Indian reservation and many low-income neighborhoods. Our student population also has a high percentage of Hispanics. Here, our students also enjoy 100% free breakfast and lunch.

These kids love to create, investigate, work together, and just learn as much as possible.

One of my favorite parts of this job, as a teacher, is creating learning opportunities for these eager children that come in ready every day. Its so fun!

My Project

I love getting kids excited to read! In the second grade, my job is to get them taking off with books. They have mostly learned to read and are ready to go crazy. This project includes a rug for the library area to help it come alive! Having a good variety for these students to find what they love is so important. I plan to introduce these books at different times of the year and really get them interested.

A love for reading can change their lives forever!

I know this project will put interesting books on the shelf. I also have a few books in this project for read-aloud time. I like to start discussions and activities with fun books! Some of these books are beginning chapter books, which is an important addition to our library in the 2nd grade! This project will impact so many little imaginations, and they need that foundation! My classroom library just needs a little boost for this new school year!

Mrs. Barrow
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
nuLOOM MGNM04B Hand Braided Tamara Cotton Area Rug, 3' x 5', Blue • Amazon Business $42.66 1 $42.66
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Sky Color • AKJ Education $13.50 1 $13.50
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! • AKJ Education $12.41 1 $12.41
Bruce's Big Move (Mother Bruce) • Amazon Business $12.15 1 $12.15
Be Kind • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
Cowboy Pug (The Adventures of Pug) • Amazon Business $9.17 1 $9.17
Safari Pug (The Adventures of Pug) • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
Mal and Chad 2 Food Fight! • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Belly Flop! Book 3 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Ninja Pug: Retrieving the Stolen Books • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Ninja Pug 2: The Truth Revealed • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Captain Pug (The Adventures of Pug) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Judy Moody and Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Grasshopper Magic • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Captain Awesome and the Easter Egg Bandit • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Captain Awesome Has the Best Snow Day Ever? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch Strikes Again • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Captain Awesome Takes a Dive • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Captain Awesome, Soccer Star • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Captain Awesome and the New Kid • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Mouse House • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Basil and the Cave of Cats • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pirate Mom • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$265.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.76

Total project goal

$371.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$371.72

10 Donors

-$314.88

Donations toward project cost

-$277.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.17

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.84

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$0.00

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