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Mrs. McAmis from Knoxville TN is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let's Get Excited About Reading

Help me give my students books, prizes, and a love for reading through a class reading challenge.

  • $589 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are smart, curious, creative, funny, hardworking, and friendly towards one another. My personal class consists of 20 students that represent families all over the world, as well as a variety of learning levels. My school has seventeen first grade classrooms and my K-2 school consists of over 1,000 students of diverse backgrounds. This can make teaching challenging because of the diverse learning abilities, but my students are always eager to learn. My students continually face obstacles head-on and continually strive to do better. Their drive and passion for learning are amazing!

My Project

Being a virtual teacher this year has been very challenging. It is even more challenging trying to get kids excited about reading. I want my students to excel, but this has proven to be difficult this year. I hope to change that with a home reading challenge.

I want students to set a reading goal and if they achieve that goal, I want to reward them for their hard-work.

I think this idea will motivate my students to try harder and will also help them excel through reading as they become more familiar with words.

I am asking for a bookshelf to house the books and rewards in order to keep them organized. I am hoping this will make the process quick when students pick their reward. I can't wait to get my kids excited about reading.

Mrs. McAmis
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Birch 8-Section School Classroom Storage Cabinet with Casters, Natural, 36" H • Amazon Business $279.99 1 $279.99
Jumbo Inflatable Baseball Bats and Baseballs (48 inch Bats , 16 inch Balls) 12 Each • Amazon Business $23.95 2 $47.90
4E's Novelty Water Sports Bottles for Kids & Bikes, Pack of 12 Bulk, 7.5 inches, Great Summer Beach Accessory, Neon Colors - Holds About 18oz of water • Amazon Business $22.90 1 $22.90
Sidewalk Chalk Party Pack – 30 x Pack of 4 Multi-Color Jumbo Street Chalks – 4 Bright & Cheerful Colors – Nontoxic, Washable Tapered Chalks for Party Favors and Gifts - 1 x 4 Inches • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
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Tomnk 60pcs Crazy Loop Straws Silly Colorful Drinking Straws Fun Varied Twists Straws for Kids, Birthday Party • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Sight Word Readers Parent Pack: Learning the First 50 Sight Words s a Snap! • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Drawstring Gym Bag Drawstring Backpack Bulk Cinch Bags String Backpacks 24 Pack • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
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Materials cost

$463.18

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.26

Total project goal

$588.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$588.39

3 Donors

-$503.13

Donations toward project cost

-$500.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$85.26

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$0.00

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