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Ms. Johnson from Augusta ME is requesting Books through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

Literary Potluck

Help me give my students books and supplemental materials like Time for Kids, Scholastic magazine and an audio device to nurture their love of reading/listening.

  • $477 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students from Maine are multilingual refugees. This program will give my students the ability to retain and share their cultures while growing into their new one here in the United States. I want my students to have the opportunity to learn and thrive without sacrificing their cultural and personal individuality.

These great students work hard to fit in but need to be able to continue to enjoy their original cultures while learning about their new home.

They love to learn and are happy when they get to share stories from their homeland. They like reading and I would like to push them to continue to do so.

My Project

My students are in an ELL classroom. They are multilingual/multicultural students who are showing an interest in reading. The students in my classroom like to read about things they can relate to. I would like to have books that not only encompass their cultural identities and languages but ones that will excite them to continue reading in my classroom and at home.

My students need help developing strong English reading skills, so books that are in English and their native languages will encourage them to keep reading.

Being able to choose from the varied materials I am asking for will allow my students to find something they will like and be able to relate to. Helping students find interesting, yet challenging reading material is my goal. Reading is a fundamental skill that will help them in all areas of school and life. I know my students will enjoy the books and magazines I have requested!

Ms. Johnson
Grades 9-12
More than half of students from low‑income households

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9 donors9 donors have given to this project.

This project will reach 20 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Choices, Grades 7-12 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $9.49 10 $94.90
Jensen CD-545 Portable Stereo CD Player with Cassette Recorder & AM/FM Radio • Staples Advantage $50.99 1 $50.99
TIME For Kids - 5-6 COMBO Bundle • TIME for Kids $4.50 10 $45.00
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea • AKJ Education $18.97 1 $18.97
Compoz-A-Puzzle Blank Puzzles 5 1/2 In. X 8 In. 28 Pieces Each Pack Of 8 (96221) • Quill.com $9.17 2 $18.34
BOOK ARABIC LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI • School Specialty $16.96 1 $16.96
BOOK ARABIC PANDORA'S BOX SE • School Specialty $16.96 1 $16.96
BOOK ARABIC ALI BABA SE • School Specialty $16.96 1 $16.96
We Are Okay • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
DEAR MARTIN • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $11.38 1 $11.38
Saints and Misfits • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75

Materials cost

$338.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.58

State sales tax

 $16.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.50

Total project goal

$476.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $476.69

7 Donors

-$290.83

Donations toward project cost

-$247.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.62

match offer

-$185.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.88

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 $0.00

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