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

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Learning Begins With the Basics

Help me give my students books we can use in our class library and for our unit on natural disasters.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nielsen's classroom raised $563

This project is fully funded

My Project

These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy-I reading on the carpet to them, they complete work there, and they read independently! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunity to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind-I have watched them the past few weeks of school read titles just like these, and I have also asked them what type of books they would enjoy reading. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Mrs. Nielsen Compass Public Charter School Grades 3-5 Meridian, ID View local requests 32 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eyewitness Natural Disasters (DK Eyewitness) • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
Extreme Weather: Surviving Tornadoes, Sandstorms, Hailstorms, Blizzards, Hurricanes, and More! (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $12.39 3 $37.17
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Stunning Chemistry Set - Mega Science Kit with Over 15 Easy Experiments, Make a Volcano, Launch a Rocket, Create Fizzy Reactions, & More, STEM Toy (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
SNAEN Science Kit with 30 Science Lab Experiments,DIY STEM Educational Learning Scientific Tools for 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Years Old Boys Girls Kids Toys Gift • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
UNGLINGA 70 Lab Experiments Science Kits for Kids Age 4-6-8-12 Educational Scientific Toys Gifts for Girls Boys, Chemistry Set, Crystal Growing, Erupting Volcano, Fruit Circuits STEM Activities • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Be Amazing! Toys Weather Science Lab - Kids Weather Science Kit with 20 All Season Science Projects - Educational STEM Science Kits for Boys & Girls - Scientific Meteorology Toys for Children Age 8+ • Amazon Business $27.47 1 $27.47
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weatherpedia: The most complete weather reference ever • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Secret Agent 6th Grader: 3 Book Collection (Books 1-3) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Everything Earthquakes and Tsunamis | Natural Disaster Books for Kids Grade 5 | Children's Earth Sciences Books • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Fascinating Engineering Book for Kids: 500 Dynamic Facts! (Fascinating Facts) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Everything Weather • Amazon Business $11.70 1 $11.70
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 17) • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
Mystery In Rocky Mountain National Park (National Park Mystery Series) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
Wonder • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Awesome Science Experiments for Kids: 100+ Fun STEM / STEAM Projects and Why They Work (Awesome STEAM Activities for Kids) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
New Kid: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
All About Tornadoes (A True Book: Natural Disasters) (A True Book (Relaunch)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
All About Hurricanes (A True Book: Natural Disasters) (A True Book (Relaunch)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
All About Wildfires (A True Book: Natural Disasters) (A True Book (Relaunch)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Minecraft Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) (Minecraft, 1) • Amazon Business $6.65 1 $6.65
Charlotte's Web • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (15) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Wish • Amazon Business $2.58 1 $2.58

Materials cost

$413.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $25.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.41

Total project goal

$562.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $562.75

2 Donors

-$293.88

Donations toward project cost

-$249.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.08

match offer

-$268.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.33

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