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Mrs. Bethel from Columbia SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Our Classroom Library Sparkle

Help me give my students amazing books to add to the classroom library!

  • 4 donors
  • $240 still needed

expires Aug 10

  • 4 donors
  • $240 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

As an educator I believe in providing my students books that will peek their interests and increase their love for reading! These new books will be used to do just that!

Reading naturally increases cognitive functions, but reading can also teach students things about themselves and others.

I want my students to be able to connect with the books they read in their classroom library. I wanted them to be able to see themselves in the books they read.

I also, want my students to be able to learn about other cultures/people!

Mrs. Bethel
Never Before Funded Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Bundle - Lee & Low Anti-Racism Collection (Grades PreK-2 Book Set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $100.00 1 $100.00
4 Picture Book Set #1 (Ages 4-8): Hair Love, Change Sings, Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $65.00 1 $65.00
Don't be scared! - ¡No tengas miedo!: Bilingual Children's Picture Book in English-Spanish. Suitable for kindergarten, elementary school, and at home! (Kids Learn Spanish) • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Alice Ate an Apple: The World of Letters • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
It Is a Tree (I Like to Read) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Flying Tree - El árbol volador: Bilingual Children's Book in English and Spanish. Suitable for preschool, kindergarten and at home! (Kids Learn Spanish) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Welcome to Kindergarten: a Happy Multicultural Book • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Carry Along Book & CD, The Cat in the Hat • Quill.com $12.59 1 $12.59
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation (Environmental Science for ... and You for Kids, Conservation for Kids) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: New York City (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Havana (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: San Juan (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Los Angeles (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Plastic Bag's Journey: A heartwarming Children's book for young readers who love adventure and care about the environment. • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Hello, Bali: A Kids Yoga Island Adventure Book • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
How to Read a Story: (Illustrated Children's Book, Picture Book for Kids, Read Aloud Kindergarten Books) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Wilford and Blue: The Kite Calamity (Wilford and Blue, Life on the Farm) • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
I Am the Solar System: A book about space for kids, from the sun, through the planets, to the heliosphere and into interstellar space, helping ... (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.02 1 $10.02
I Hop (I Like to Read) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Kindergarten Countdown: A Book for Kindergarteners • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
You Can Do It! (I Like to Read) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Let's Count Food!: Can You Find & Count all the Bananas, Carrots and Pizzas | Fun Eating Counting Book for Children, 2-4 Year Olds | Picture Puzzle Book (Counting Books for Kindergarten) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Spy Camping Book For Kids Ages 2-5: Learn The Alphabet Camping Things And Coloring Activities Guessing Games For Kids Boys Girls Preschoolers And Toddlers Ages 2-5 • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$459.32

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.50

Sales tax

 $32.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$540.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.31

Total project goal

$635.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $635.40

4 Donors

-$378.00

Donations toward project cost

-$336.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $239.75

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