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Mrs. McNichols from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lovely Library

Help me give my students an upgrade to their classroom library to include different genres.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McNichols's classroom raised $753

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Classroom libraries are crucial for fostering a love for reading, enhancing literacy skills, and creating a rich learning environment. A classroom library provides students with easy access to a variety of books, encouraging them to read regularly. When students have the autonomy to choose what they read, they are more likely to develop a genuine interest in reading. Classroom libraries allow for this personal choice, which can lead to greater engagement and enthusiasm.

These books will enhance literacy skills by improving vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency development.

The more students read the more their reading fluency improves. Classroom libraries support this continuous practice in a stress-free, self-paced environment.

Mrs. McNichols Dawes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elephant and Piggie Collection - 18 Book Set • AKJ Education $133.46 1 $133.46
Kaplan Early Learning Eric Carle Paperback Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $62.96 1 $62.96
Capstone Press Weather Basics Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.06 1 $44.06
Who Would Win? Collection - 11 Book Set • AKJ Education $39.34 1 $39.34
National Geographic Kids Readers 6 Book Set (National Geographic Kids Readers, Levels : 1 & 2) by Anne Schreiber (2012-08-01) • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Welcome Home, Bear: A Book of Animal Habitats • Amazon Business $12.78 2 $25.56
We Both Read-Habitats of the World • Amazon Business $5.99 4 $23.96
Over and Under the Waves • Amazon Business $10.80 2 $21.60
I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World • Amazon Business $9.84 2 $19.68
Temperate Forest - Animal Habitats for Kids! Environment Where Wildlife Lives for Kids - Children's Environment Books • Amazon Business $9.43 2 $18.86
Polar Regions - Animal Habitats for Kids! Environment Where Wildlife Lives for Kids - Children's Environment Books • Amazon Business $9.43 2 $18.86
Rourke Educational Media Animal Habitats―Children’s Science Book About Where Animals Live, Grades 1-2 Leveled Readers, My Science Library (24 Pages) Reader • Amazon Business $8.50 2 $17.00
Over in the Ocean: A beach baby animal habitat book (Our World, Our Home) • Amazon Business $8.36 2 $16.72
The Lodge That Beaver Built (Animal Habitats) • Amazon Business $16.62 1 $16.62
The Nest That Wren Built (Animal Habitats) • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats • Amazon Business $13.82 1 $13.82
Wild Dogs and Canines! (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Wild Winter Creatures! (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Wild Animal Babies! (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Wild Cats! (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins! (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
Wild Reptiles: Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Turtles (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
DK Super Readers Level 1 Jungle Animals • Amazon Business $4.41 2 $8.82
Wild Predators (Wild Kratts) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.30 2 $8.60

Materials cost

$600.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$639.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.89

Total project goal

$752.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $752.59

1 Donor

-$376.30

Donations toward project cost

-$319.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.44

match offer

-$376.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$319.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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