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Mrs. Ruble from Columbus IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Listening to Books Come to Life

My students need 12 books on CD to keep our listening center updated. We have a new listening center and we are working to replace our old books on tape with books on CD.

  • $535 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Think back to your school days, do you remember listening to books on tape at home or at school?

My students are first graders that attend a Title I school that serves a cultural and socioeconomic diverse population.

Our school has high expectations for each student, teacher, and staff member. Everyone is expected to do their very best work all day and strive for success.

My Project

We need books on CD to keep our listening center updated. Recently, we have been lucky enough to have received a brand new listening center that has allowed our classroom to update from a dusty old cassette player to a new CD player. Since we have the new technology we need to update and replace our old books on tape to new books on CD. We love to listen to books as we are learning to read because anytime we read we are learning and anytime we are engaged is priceless.

Inspiring students to want to read is a task that can be both rewarding and taxing.

Being able to offer a listening center to my young readers really helps them gain a love of learning early on and keep them engaged throughout their learning process. There is no book too hard when young readers are able to listen to the book and become engaged in the story being shared. Reading good books opens up their imaginations and helps to build a love of reading that every student benefits from.

Mrs. Ruble
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE191 - Sheila Rae, the Brave Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE192 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE223 - Arrow to the Sun Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $44.50 1 $44.50
RE221 - Mañana Iguana Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE121 - One Hundred Days (Plus One) Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE118 - Election Day Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE117 - The Pumpkin Patch Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE352 - Amelia Bedelia Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE426 - The Case of the Missing Monkey Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE438 - Frog and Toad Together Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $28.50 1 $28.50
RE159 - Arthur’s Tooth Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
RE154 - Arthur’s New Puppy Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50

Materials cost

$418.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.17

Total project goal

$534.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$534.44

1 Donor

-$534.44

Donations toward project cost

-$454.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.17

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$0.00

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