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Ms. Holmes from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Read it Out

Help me give my students books for our calm down corner and for novel studies.

  • $574 goal

This project expired on April 3, 2024.

This project expired on April 3, 2024.

My Project

This project is special to me because it involves reading. When I was in elementary school, I loved to read. I want to bring that happiness about reading to my students. My goal is to increase my students' engagement when it comes to reading. A few of my students are hard on themselves because they are not on reading level and the problem is that they aren't engaging in the material read to them.

This project includes classroom sets of books that can used for a novel study and coloring books for our calm down corner.

Ms. Holmes Oak Grove - Bellemeade Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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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Nearly all 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

22 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 22 $356.18
Just Write! Grade 5 Skills Book • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 20 $59.00
Creatopia: A Coloring Book • Blick Art Materials $9.95 2 $19.90

Materials cost

$435.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.85

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$487.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.02

Total project goal

$573.48

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