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Mrs. M. from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lending Library Books for Pre-K!

Help me give my students fiction and non-fiction books for our Lending Library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. M.'s classroom raised $246

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 Project

Since our students love to read books in the classroom, we wanted to make sure they also have an opportunity to share their favorite books with their families. This project is for fiction and non-fiction books that we could place in our Lending Library for students to take home.

Through our Lending Library, we want to encourage our preschoolers to take books home to share with their families and loved ones.

Many don't have books at home, so we don't want that to stop families from enjoying a book together. These books will be placed in our Lending Library so they have access to them all the time. That way, they get familiar with the titles they enjoy most, and when it's time to check out a book, they have their favorites. We hope you can support our project for Lending Library books students can take home to share with their families.

Mrs. M. Gray 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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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Huggapotamus • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
A Piglet Named Mercy • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Unicorn (and Horse) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Strictly No Elephants • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
We Don't Eat Our Classmates (A Penelope Rex Book) • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Scarecrow • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Three Little Pigs (Folk Tale Classics) (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning About Your Five Senses (The Amazing Body) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Transportation in My Neighborhood • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
The Three Bears • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Too Many Carrots (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Paul Galdone Classics) (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Reindeer (A Day in the Life: Polar Animals) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
A Tree for All Seasons (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Apples for Everyone (Picture the Seasons) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Jack and the Beanstalk (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Little Red Riding Hood (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Three Little Pigs (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Little Red Hen (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$176.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.84

Total project goal

$245.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$245.62

3 Donors

-$233.12

Donations toward project cost

-$198.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.96

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

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$0.00

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