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Ms. Wente from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Wente's classroom raised $544

Listening and Loving Books on CD!

Help me give my students a variety of books on cd to follow along and listen to!

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Ms. Wente Crossroads Montessori Elementary School
Saint Paul, MN Grades PreK-2

My Students

My students come from a variety of backgrounds and are all at different levels of learning. Currently, there are 6 languages spoken in my classroom other than English. My school has over half the students receiving free and reduced-price lunches.

The classroom contains half preschool and half kindergarten students.

The children typically stay in my classroom for a two-year period. This helps me build strong relationships with my students and their families. It also allows me to continue the child's learning without stopping between grades.

The Montessori philosophy encourages students to work at their pace and level while exploring areas in the classroom: Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, Science, Cultural and Practical Life. Giving the children these opportunities to move around the classroom as they choose, they become independent learners and goal setters. Once a student masters a skill, they move on to the next. There is never an end to learning in the classroom no matter the child's skill level!

My Project

My students love to listen to books. This year we have been tracking how many books we have read as a group - we have already passed 100! Tracking the books has encouraged children to have more stories read to them!

This set of books and CDS will help my PreK and Kindergarten students gain confidence they need to become independent readers.

The set contains a variety of stories that the children can enjoy! With the junction box, up to 8 children will be able to listen to the story at the same time and also control their volume level.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

23 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Wente Crossroads Montessori Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Paul, MN View local requests

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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG520X - Single Student Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
LA802 - 8-Station Junction Box With Volume Controls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99

Materials cost

$425.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.60

Total project goal

$543.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $543.98

1 Donor

-$462.38

Donations toward project cost

-$462.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.60

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 $0.00

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