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Ms. Bidney from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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March Madness Book Bracket!

Help me give my students a March Madness Book experience. We are putting together a bracket for our fourth and fifth graders.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bidney's classroom raised $393

This project is fully funded

My Project

We are putting together a March Madness reading challenge. A group of students selected the books. They brainstormed books that they enjoyed reading, researched books all students would enjoy, and narrowed down their lists to meet the needs of everyone.

March Madness is a fun way to get students reading!

We are creating a sixteen book bracket to inspire our students to read and talk about books.

Please help us inspire our students with this diverse collection of books. There is truly something for everyone. We hope this will be the first of many March Madness reading challenges.

Ms. Bidney Arleta Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR View local requests

More than half of 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Almost Flying • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Brave • Amazon Business $9.90 2 $19.80
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.40 2 $18.80
Allergic: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.39 2 $18.78
Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
The Trumpet of the Swan 50th Anniversary • Amazon Business $8.88 2 $17.76
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: (Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
The Okay Witch (1) • Amazon Business $8.39 2 $16.78
Izzy in the Doghouse • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $7.66 2 $15.32
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask / A Link to the Past -Legendary Edition- • Amazon Business $15.28 1 $15.28
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 • Amazon Business $7.49 2 $14.98
Ground Zero • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
The Bad Guys in They're Bee-Hind You! (The Bad Guys #14) (14) • Amazon Business $5.08 2 $10.16
The Bad Guys in The One?! (The Bad Guys #12) (12) • Amazon Business $5.00 2 $10.00
The Bad Guys in Cut to the Chase (The Bad Guys #13) (13) • Amazon Business $5.00 2 $10.00
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
The Vanderbeekers Of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Bad Guys in the Dawn of the Underlord (The Bad Guys #11) • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, 1) • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) (1) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67

Materials cost

$299.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.91

Total project goal

$392.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $392.72

2 Donors

-$341.31

Donations toward project cost

-$333.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$51.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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